May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Fuel your imagination at our Festival of Curiosity this half term as your family enjoy curious and creative problem-solving challenges and meet real-world engineers. Follow our STEAM-inspired family trail, join an interactive workshop or storytelling session, and much more!

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Experience the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters during World War II, the warren of tunnels where Churchill sheltered.

Plan your school visit

Find the information you need to plan and book your visit to London Transport Museum in Covent Garden or the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, west London.

Artwork; Sherlock Holmes tile design at Baker Street station, designed by Michael Douglas, circa 1979

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Reference number	2007/10064
Description	Original design for tile depicting silhouette of Sherlock Holmes, as used on Jubilee line platforms at Baker Street station designed by Michael Douglas and printed by Pamela Moreton
Artist	Michael Douglas
Dates	1961 - 1985
Collection	Artwork
Object type	Artwork
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Sherlock Holmes
Completeness	100%

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218mm
Width
138mm
Design
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Material
Paper
Medium
Ink
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Role Person(s) involved
Artist
Michael Douglas, 1961 - 1985
Pamela Moreton, 1961 - 1985

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May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Plan your school visit

Production; London Transport Cine-Gazette No 14 - Do you remember?, British Transport Films, 1955

Artwork; Sherlock Holmes tile design at Baker Street station, designed by Michael Douglas, circa 1979

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colour print, Sherlock Holmes ceramic tile motif, Baker Street Underground station by Michael Douglas, Chorley, Hyman and Rose, Paul Proctor, 1985

colour transparency, A Sherlock Holmes motif tile as found on the platform of Baker Street Underground station, circa 1982

B/W print; Jubilee line platform by H J Hare & Son, 1979 - 1980

Tile; Ceramic tile with Sherlock Holmes small heads motif in red, as used in Baker Street Station Ticket Hall, 1984-1986

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Dimensions
Attribute	Value
Height	218mm
Width	138mm

Design
Attribute	Value
Material	Paper
Medium	Ink

Artwork; Sherlock Holmes tile design at Baker Street station, designed by Michael Douglas, circa 1979

Main details

Physical description

People involved

Museum galleries and Shop