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B/W print; two workmen stand on the spiral elevator at Holloway Road station, built by Jesse Reno, 1906

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Reference number
1998/23640
Description
Spiral elevator /walwakway built by Jesse Reno at Holloway Road Underground station, Piccadilly line. Photo apparently taken during station construction. Two workmen stand on adjacent 'moving' stairways, encircling a central core like two helical coils. The escalator is located within a vertical shaft, a concrete platform hangs across the central core, supported by vertical iron girders.
Photographer
Dates
1906
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
2671/R/7
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Completeness
58%