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Pocket District Railway and London United Tramways map, 1910.

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Reference number
1998/2388
Description
This paper geographical map of Middlesex was issued by the District Railway and London United Tramways in 1910. It shows the route of the District Railway as a red and white line and the Tramways routes as a broken line. The lines are printed onto a decorative map which includes pictures of fields, buildings, woods, parks and rivers, in various colours. The map covers the area between Turnham Green, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ruislip and Hounslow Barracks. The District Railway line from Turnham Green, connects to a smaller map showing the central London Underground network, with red lines on a white background. The map has a brown border, with the title in blue on the right hand side and the key below it. The reverse is printed in brown and green, and contains information about through tickets, cheap return tickets, what to see in the West Country, racecourses, golf courses and sports grounds.
Printer
Dates
March 1910
Collection
Object type
  • Map
Print code
100,000-D150-11-3-10.
Location
Completeness
74%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    246mm
    Width
    366Mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    The District Railway, Western Suburbs and London United
    Tramways. Picture map of parts of Middlesex
    Text
    "It is my delight to be
    both in town and in country."

    "WHAT TO SEE IN THE WEST COUNTRY"
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Designer
    Harold Oakley,
    Printer
    Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd, March 1910
    Publisher
    District Railway & LUT, 1910