b/w glass neg, British Museum Underground station, Central line by Topical Press, 27 Oct 1930
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/78698 |
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| Description | British Museum Underground station, Central line. Exterior view of the surface building designed by architect Harry Bell Measures for the Central London Railway. A five storey office block has been built above the station (not occupied at this time). Between the station's openings is a tobacconists and an antique shop. The UndergrounD sign and the station name are displayed on the glazed entrance canopy. Bronze, swan neck poster frames (one displaying an Underground map) flank the entrance/exit ways. A raised arrow above the entrance points the way to the Piccadilly line, Holborn station. The station was closed in Septembr 1933 when the new Holborn Underground station opened. British Museum station was demolished in 1989. |
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| Dates | 27 Oct 1930 |
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| Photograph number | U7527 |
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| Completeness | 59% |
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Physical description
Item content Attribute Value Text Office & Shop Fronts: Cigars Cigarettes Tobaccos. Offices to Let S & H Jewell.
Sign: Rose trees to be cleared half price Garcia's Fruitarian Restaurant.
Sign: From this station to the Motor Exhibition at Olympia.Design Attribute Value Shot Medium exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Topical Press, 27 Oct 1930 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Location New Oxford Street, London WC1