The circus and obelisk provide the formal termination of Blackfriars Road, a mile long boulevard from Blackfriars Bridge where it met new and existing highways to Lambeth, Newington, Westminster Bridge and The Borough at Southwark.
The circus and obelisk provided a formal termination of Blackfriars Road, a mile long boulevard from the recently constructed Blackfriars Bridge. At the circus, Blackfriars Road intersected with new and existing highways to Lambeth, Newington, Westminster Bridge and The Borough at Southwark.