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Poster artwork; Sectional drawing of Charing Cross (Embankment) station, by Douglas MacPherson, 1929

© London Transport Museum collection

Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1995/4103
Description
Produced by Douglas MacPherson in 1929, this monochrome painting shows the booking hall of Charing Cross Underground station (now Emnbankment) and the complex of tunnels, passages, stairways and escalators below ground. New features including a parade of shopsand a second ticket office are highlighted.
Artist
Dates
1929
Collection
Object type
  • Poster artwork
Location
Completeness
72%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    760mm
    Width
    540mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    Sectional drawing of Charing Cross Station
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Medium
    Watercolour Pen and Ink
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Douglas MacPherson, 1929
    Commissioner
    Underground Group, 1929