I don't know its history but imagine it must have been there since before the days of horse-drawn buses, and would initially have been a drop-off space for passengers using any kind of horse-drawn carriage. Personally, I've always found the stops in the centre quite inaccessible and disliked the one-way system around the perimeter. It would be interesting to know how its safety record has been over the years.
Now there's talk about a possible redesign of the bus station:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/victoria-bus-station-catherine-finnegan-killed-london-safety-redesign-sadiq-khan-tfl-b1136078.html
I don't know its history but imagine it must have been there since before the days of horse-drawn buses, and would initially have been a drop-off space for passengers using any kind of horse-drawn carriage. Personally, I've always found the stops in the centre quite inaccessible and disliked the one-way system around the perimeter. It would be interesting to know how its safety record has been over the years.