Poster; Golders Green, unknown, 1908

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Reference number	1983/4/45
Description	'Golders Green' was the first of many posters encouraging house-hunters to move out to new developments in the rural fringes of London. Work began on the new Underground railway from Charing Cross to Hampstead in 1903, when Golders Green was little more than a country crossroads. Within a few months, the terminus was the focus of a new community, complete with shops and avenues of Arts & Crafts-style houses. This poster paints an idyllic picture of life in Golders Green. The words of 18th-century poet William Cowper beneath compare the suburb to a sanctuary. The station and train in the background remind us of the vital link to the City, which made such a lifestyle possible.
Artist	unknown
Dates	1908
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Location	Covent Garden The Growth of London
Topics	Suburbs Poems William Cowper Suburbs Tube
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1000mm
  Width	610mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Green Beige Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Golders Green
  Text	UndergrounD Sanctuary "'Tis pleasant,through the loopholes of retreat,/ To peep at such a world; to see the stir/Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd;/ To hear the roar she sends through all her gates/ At a safe distance, where the dying sound/ Falls a soft murmer on th' uninjured ear." William Cowper. The soonest reached at any time GOLDERS GREEN (Hendon and Finchley) A Place of delightful prospects

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Unknown, 1908
  Printer	Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1908