B/W print; View of the recently refurbished eastbound District line platform at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station by John Somerset Murray, May 1951

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Reference number	1998/71775
Description	View of the recently refurbished eastbound District line platform at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station, showing new illuminated train indicator, illuminated direction sign with Mexican arrow and fluorescent lighting. The station name roundel is of unusual design, being made of toughened glass rather than the more usual vitreous enamel. A weighing machine is integrated into the platform wall, , midground left. A few people are waiting on the platform.
Photographer	John Somerset Murray
Dates	May 1951
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	LTE130/17A
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	58% 58% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Sign: Way Out Train indicator: 2 Mansion House 3 1 Upminster

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	John Somerset Murray, May 1951

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Embankment Underground station, Villiers Street, Westminster, WC2