Map; Pocket District Railway and London United Tramways map - right half, designed by Harold Oakley, 1910

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Reference number	1999/7408
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	Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd
Dates	March 1910
Collection	Maps
Object type	Map
Print code	100,000-D450-11-3-10.
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Trams and trolleybuses
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	830mm
  Width	82mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Green Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	The District Railway, Western Suburbs and London United Tramways. Picture Map of Parts of Middlesex Easy Of Access
  Text	UNDERGROUND / The / District railway, / West Suburbs / and / London United / Tramways. / "It is my delight to be / Both in town and in country." / Picture Map if / Parts of Middlesex / Easy of Access. / At Hammersmith and Shepherds / Bush the London United tramway / System connects up with the / UndergrounD system to all / parts of London.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Paper

• People involved

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

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Company	London United Tramways, 1910 District Railway, 1910