Station name sign; Metropolitan District Railway style "solid red disc" roundel from the platforms at Westminster station, 1911

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Reference number	1995/535
Description	This is an example of the earliest 'solid red disc' style of the platform roundel sign. It comes from Westminster station on the Metropolitan District Railway, which needed a smaller disc size than other Tube lines. It was made by F Francis & Sons Limited in Deptford, south London, in 1911. This was before the development of the now recognisable standard Johnston typeface, which was introduced around 1916.
Manufacturer	F Francis & Sons Ltd, Deptford, London SE.
Dates	1911
Collection	Signs
Object type	Station name sign
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Sub-surface railways
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1115mm
  Width	1525mm
  Depth	25mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	White Red Blue

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Vitreous enamel Timber

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Manufacturer	F Francis & Sons Ltd, Deptford, London SE., 1911
  Commissioner	Metropolitan District Railway, 1911
  Designer	Unknown,

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Line	District line, Circle line,

  Places

  Place	Westminster,