South Circular Road, London
Abercrombie redevelopment
### Abercrombie redevelopment

Sir [Patrick Abercrombie](/wiki/Patrick_Abercrombie "Patrick Abercrombie") was frustrated by the lack of progress, and in 1933 said "There is not a single complete Ring Road in the County or Region of London". Plans for an improved South Circular were revisited as part of Abercrombie's [County of London Plan](/wiki/County_of_London_Plan "County of London Plan") of 1943, as the southern half of one of several [ring roads](/wiki/Beltway "Beltway") around the capital. Abercrombie designated it as the "C Ring" (the third ring out from the city centre); however, the high\-quality road was never built and the semi\-circular route was assigned to existing roads through the southern suburbs; these roads retain their historic names. The current recognised route of the South Circular was created by local motoring organisations putting up strategically placed signposts to direct traffic. [Sir Richard Sharples](/wiki/Richard_Sharples "Richard Sharples"), then MP for [Sutton and Cheam](/wiki/Sutton_and_Cheam_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Sutton and Cheam (UK Parliament constituency)"), felt this was inadequate and complained that "I do not think that the South Circular Road could be said to exist at all."


What is the third ring out from the city centre according to Abercrombie's plan?