of the slip roads leaves a wide space between for the unbuilt carriageway. On the north side of the roundabout, two short stubs indicate the starting point of the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section of the WCR. South of the Holland Park roundabout, which the WCR would have passed above on a flyover, the route would have continued along the alignment of the West London Line passing over Kensington (Olympia) station to a westbound-only interchange with the A4 at Talgarth Road. It would then have been elevated over Earls Court Exhibition Centre, skirted the western edge of Brompton Cemetery, and passed by Stamford Bridge stadium before an eastbound-only interchange along Lots Road to meet Cheyne Walk. Next the WCR would have crossed the River Thames on a new bridge and entered Battersea where it would have had a junction with the South Cross Route. Reclaim the Streets street party On 13 July 1996, around 6,000 protesters took over part of the elevated motorway for over eight hours from around midday, played sound-systems and danced in a protest organised by the direct action collective Reclaim the Streets. Sand was placed on the motorway for young children to play on, and a banner carrying the Situationist International slogan "The Society That Abolishes Every Adventure Makes Its Own Abolition the Only Possible Adventure" was raised. Hidden underneath dancers walking on stilts and wearing huge, wire-supported dresses, environmental activists drilled holes in the tarmac and planted trees. See also Homes before Roads References Bibliography Asher, Wayne. 2018. Rings Around London - Orbital Motorways and The Battle For Homes Before Roads. External links Roads.org.uk Motorway Archive – A40(M) Westway and M41 West Cross Route Pathetic Motorways Mock-up of how the West Cross Route might have appeared on a map if built in full M41 4-0041 4-0041 London Ringways Transport in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Transport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Transport in the London Borough of Wandsworth Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Streets in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham