May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Fuel your imagination at our Festival of Curiosity this half term as your family enjoy curious and creative problem-solving challenges and meet real-world engineers. Follow our STEAM-inspired family trail, join an interactive workshop or storytelling session, and much more!

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Experience the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters during World War II, the warren of tunnels where Churchill sheltered.

Plan your school visit

Find the information you need to plan and book your visit to London Transport Museum in Covent Garden or the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, west London.

B/W print; Highbury & Islington station on the Metropolitan line by Topical Press, Sep 1933

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Reference number	1998/87066
Description	Highbury & Islington station on the Metropolitan line. Formerly on the GN&CR. Now on the Victoria Line.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	Sep 1933
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U13040
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	35%

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Topical Press, Sep 1933

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May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Plan your school visit

Production; London Transport Cine-Gazette No 14 - Do you remember?, British Transport Films, 1955

B/W print; Highbury & Islington station on the Metropolitan line by Topical Press, Sep 1933

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B/W print; Highbury & Islington station on the Metropolitan line by Topical Press, Sep 1933

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People involved

Museum galleries and Shop