Poster; Golders Green, unknown, 1908
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Reference number | 1983/4/45 |
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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. |
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Dates | 1908 |
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Completeness | 87% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1000mmWidth 610mmDescriptive size Double royalColour Attribute Value Colour - Green
- Beige
- Brown
Item content Attribute Value Object title Golders GreenText 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, 1908Printer Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd,Publisher Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1908