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B/W print; New stairwell entrance to Chancery Lane station by Topical Press, 29 Jun 1934

Image 1 of B/W print; New stairwell entrance to Chancery Lane station by Topical Press, 29 Jun 1934
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Main details for this item.
Reference number
1998/57812
Description
New stairwell entrance to Chancery Lane station, situated on the east side of Holborn, at the corner with Gray's Inn Road. The stairwell is enclosed by a bronze balustrade on a granite base, and is straddled by an 'UndergrounD' roundel on steel supports. Station name plates in a bronze band are located below the top rail of the balustrade. Another stairwell is visible in the background. A tricycle delivery cart, owned by Messrs Berrick Bros, is parked beside the stairwell, foreground left. Other road traffic includes a bus, taxi, and horse and cart.
Photographer
Dates
29 Jun 1934
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
U14995
Location
Topics
Completeness
58%

  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Descriptive size
    8x6ins
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    Sign: London UndergrounD Transport
    Sign: Tickets & Trains
    Newspaper placard: Oldest Man Dead. Evening News
    On building: Ward's Irish House
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    Medium exterior

  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Photographer
    Topical Press, 29 Jun 1934

  • Associated companies, people and places

    Places
    Location
    Chancery Lane Underground station, High Holborn, Camden, WC1