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B/W print; High angle view of Victoria bus station by Colin Tait, 8 Sep 1953

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Reference number
1998/89074
Description
High angle view of Victoria bus station, with 18 buses, mostly of RT-type, actually in the station, with another approaching, upper background left. The buses include RTW443, with driver climbing into his cab, operating on route 76; RT1643 on route 25; reg no FXT71 on route 16; and reg no JXN324 on route 29. An office or waiting room, with direction sign for Green Line Coaches, can be seen, background centre/left; otherwise, there is no shelter for waiting passengers. The entrance to the District line station stands midground right. Two taxis can be seen on the approach road to Victoria mainline station, foreground left.
Photographer
Dates
8 Sep 1953
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
4586
Location
Topics
Completeness
71%

  • Physical description

    Dimensions
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    Height
    mm
    Width
    mm
    Descriptive size
    8x6ins
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Text
    Bus destination blind: 25 Oxford St Bank Aldgate LT stn
    Bus destination blind: 76 Tottenham Stamford Hill Stoke Newington Moorgate Bank Waterloo. Tottenham garage
    Bus destination blind: 29 Southgate Stn Wood Gn Camden Town
    Bus destination blind: 38A Loughton Stn Leyton Islington
    Bus destination blind: 16 Sudbury Town Stn Kingsbury Kilburn
    Bus destination blind: 52. Kingsbury Willesden Kensal Green Ladbroke Grove Kensington Hyde Park Corner. Ladbroke Gve only
    On public house: The Shakespeare
    On building: Stewart's Restaurant
    On shop blind: Express cafe bar
    On shop blind: A Martin & Son Cigars Cigarettes Tobacco
    On shop blind: Leaders
    Sign: Green Line Coaches. Turn left & proceed on to traffic lights
    Advert on bus: Post it to Vernons for a BIG win!
    Advert on bus: BEA
    Advert on bus: Kia-Ora
    Advert on bus: Take Courage
    Advert on bus: Ty-Phoo Tea
    Advert on bus: Weston's Quality Weston's Biscuits Weston's
    Advert on bus: See Ferguson first for Tele-Value
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    high exterior

  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Photographer
    Colin Tait, 8 Sep 1953

  • Associated companies, people and places

    Places
    Location
    Victoria bus station, Terminus Place, Westminster, SW1