The Holborn Valley Improvements was a 2.5 million pounds sterling (over 246 million in 2021) public works scheme in the City of London that reconstructed Blackfriars Bridge, opened the Embankment section into the City, built the Holborn Circus, Queen Victoria Street and Farringdon Road and added railway lines at Farringdon and Ludgate Hill stations. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1860/00/00 | In the mid-19th century, the Holborn Valley Improvement Scheme purchases St Andrew's North Churchyard to make way for the Holborn Viaduct. Human remains are removed to the City of London Cemetery in Ilford or interred in the crypt. | Church Of St Andrew, London |
| 1869/11/06 | Holborn Viaduct is opened during the inauguration of the Holborn Valley Improvements by Queen Victoria with a formal coach drive procession on 6 November 1869. | Holborn Viaduct, London, London |
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