B/W print; Southbound Northern line platform at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station by Topical Press, 15 Dec 1939

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Reference number	1998/44105
Description	Southbound Northern line platform at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station, in the first months of the Second World War, showing the section gates to be closed in the event of the line being flooded; note the chain drive and electrical wiring. Men can be seen at work on the platform and track in the middle distance.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	15 Dec 1939
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U30983
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Wartime
Completeness	58% 58% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Advert: Heres to good old ale Forest Brown Forest Brown. A rich brown ale brewed and bottled by Whitbread Advert: Kiwi

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 15 Dec 1939

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Villiers Street Westminster WC2