B/W print; South Kensington Underground station, District and Piccadilly lines by Colin Tait, 25 Apr 1949

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Reference number	1998/90006
Description	South Kensington Underground station, District and Piccadilly lines. Exterior view of the westbound District line platform (no 4). A sloping glazed canopy supported on cast-iron columns with decorative wooden valance, hangs above the platform. Advertising posters, platform information signs, including an illuminated train describer, and Underground roundels are all on display. This platform was closed in March 1969, and later dismantled.
Photographer	Colin Tait
Dates	25 Apr 1949
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	L14
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	69% 69% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Sign: Platform 4 Westbound Earls Court Hammersmith Ealing Bdy Wimbledon Richmond Hounslow Train describer: Ealing 1 Wimbledon Hounslow Richmond Parsons Green Putney Bridge Advert: Seven Seas

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Colin Tait, 25 Apr 1949

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	South Kensington, SW7