Old advertising posters (c1911) , Holland Park station, London, March 2016
Our current works at Holland Park tube station have uncovered these two poster fragments - pasted directly onto the original c1900 'glazed' white faced bricks, these fragments have been covered by later equipment, that we've removed, for many years.
Milner's Safes were a long-established company founded possibly as early as 1814 - they were later bought out by Chubb Safes but the brand was retained for may years. The play "The Mousmé" helps dates the posters as it states it as a 'new musical play' and indeed, the play premiered on 9 May 1911 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. As noted it was produced by a famous UK theatrical figure, Robert Courtneidge, father of the actress Dame Cicely Courtneidge.
Quite what we do with these now I'm less certain. They're very fragile - not surprising after possibly 105 years in place...
Old advertising posters (c1911) , Holland Park station, London, March 2016
Our current works at Holland Park tube station have uncovered these two poster fragments - pasted directly onto the original c1900 'glazed' white faced bricks, these fragments have been covered by later equipment, that we've removed, for many years.
Milner's Safes were a long-established company founded possibly as early as 1814 - they were later bought out by Chubb Safes but the brand was retained for may years. The play "The Mousmé" helps dates the posters as it states it as a 'new musical play' and indeed, the play premiered on 9 May 1911 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. As noted it was produced by a famous UK theatrical figure, Robert Courtneidge, father of the actress Dame Cicely Courtneidge.
Quite what we do with these now I'm less certain. They're very fragile - not surprising after possibly 105 years in place...