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Map; route of the City of London & Southwark Subway, c1885.

© TfL

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Main details for this item.
Reference number
1997/3359
Description
This map shows the route of the City & South London Railway between King William Street and Elephant & Castle Stations. The line under construction between King William Street and Elephant & Castle is marked with a solid red line, red squares are used to indicate the sites of stations. On this map Borough Station is called Borough High Street & Dover Street Station. The route of the subway has been printed onto a black and white detailed street map of the area, this map includes, the River Thames, street names, places of interest and the routes of main line railways. The District and Metropolitan Railway lines are included on this map as thick black lines with squares used to represent stations. Tramway routes, south of the river are marked with thin red lines. The reference key and map title is at the top of this map and the reverse is blank.
Printer
Dates
1885
Collection
Object type
  • Map
Location
Topics
Completeness
73%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    448mm
    Width
    568mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    SKETCH MAP OF
    THE CITY OF LONDON AND SOUTHWARK SUBWAY (COLOURED THUS)
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Printer
    Standidge & Co,
    Publisher
    City Of London & Southwark Subway, 1885