B/W print; View of one of the recently refurbished District line platforms at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station by John Somerset Murray, Jun 1951

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Reference number	1998/75001
Description	View of one of the recently refurbished District line platforms at Charing Cross (now Embankment) station, showing tiled pillars with small station name roundels, false ceiling with fluorescent lights, and illuminated direction signs with two-flighted Mexican arrows; note that the 'Way Out' sign in the foreground appears to be switched off.
Photographer	John Somerset Murray
Dates	Jun 1951
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	LTE131/6
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	58% 58% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Sign: Bakerloo & Northern lines Platforms 3, 5 & 6 Sign: Northern line Platform 4

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	John Somerset Murray, Jun 1951

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Embankment Underground station, Villiers Street, Westminster, WC2