Central London Railway ; Coronation Souvenir book : Some London Views : book issued by the Central London Railway, 1911 : White City
In 1911, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, the Central London Railway issued a lavish publication showing 'Views of London' that were associated with stations on the line that had originally opened in 1900. The text is in gold ink and there are many watercolour sketches, of stations or adjacent sights, mostly signed by Savile Lumley.
The line extended from Bank (the extension to Liverpool Street finally nearing completion for opening in 1912) westwards under The City and Oxford Street to its original terminus at Shepherd's Bush as well as the short extension, mostly over the original depot link lines, to Wood Lane station for the Exhibition Grounds there. The line was, for many years, known as the 'Tu'penny Tube' thanks to a flat fare of 2d and ran on what was to be non-standard third rail electrification. The original locomotive hauled cars had long since been replaced thanks to their unsatisfactory performance with regards to vibration, and the stock amended to form multiple units.
The CLR was generally well patronised thanks to connections through The City and the burgeoning retail centres of the West End and Oxford Street. In 1912 it was acquired by the increasingly dominant Underground Electric Railways of London Group that also acquired the independent City & South London Railway that year to join the Underground Group's three tube lines (the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and Charing Cross lines) and the London General Omnibus Company. The CLR went on to become the core of the Central line with major extensions planned in the 1930s and delivered in the following decade.
A fine view of the White City Exhibition Grounds here; the Central London was extended a short distance west in 1908 with the tube tunnels riisng to a surface station at Wood Lane to serve this grand scheme. As well as the Grounds the Exhibition Centre's buildings themselves ran south to Shepherd's Bush station - all was razed and subsumed into the massive Westfield scheme that saw the reconstruction of the Central line's Depot here. As the text notes the White City had seen a series of themed exhibitions such as the 1909 Imperial International Exhibition that was followed by the 1910 British-Japanese Exhibition. In 1911 it was a 'Coronation' theme. In time the Grounds hosted various uses such as the White City Stadium and much of the area latterly formed part of the site of the old BBC TV Centre.
Central London Railway ; Coronation Souvenir book : Some London Views : book issued by the Central London Railway, 1911 : White City
In 1911, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, the Central London Railway issued a lavish publication showing 'Views of London' that were associated with stations on the line that had originally opened in 1900. The text is in gold ink and there are many watercolour sketches, of stations or adjacent sights, mostly signed by Savile Lumley.
The line extended from Bank (the extension to Liverpool Street finally nearing completion for opening in 1912) westwards under The City and Oxford Street to its original terminus at Shepherd's Bush as well as the short extension, mostly over the original depot link lines, to Wood Lane station for the Exhibition Grounds there. The line was, for many years, known as the 'Tu'penny Tube' thanks to a flat fare of 2d and ran on what was to be non-standard third rail electrification. The original locomotive hauled cars had long since been replaced thanks to their unsatisfactory performance with regards to vibration, and the stock amended to form multiple units.
The CLR was generally well patronised thanks to connections through The City and the burgeoning retail centres of the West End and Oxford Street. In 1912 it was acquired by the increasingly dominant Underground Electric Railways of London Group that also acquired the independent City & South London Railway that year to join the Underground Group's three tube lines (the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and Charing Cross lines) and the London General Omnibus Company. The CLR went on to become the core of the Central line with major extensions planned in the 1930s and delivered in the following decade.
A fine view of the White City Exhibition Grounds here; the Central London was extended a short distance west in 1908 with the tube tunnels riisng to a surface station at Wood Lane to serve this grand scheme. As well as the Grounds the Exhibition Centre's buildings themselves ran south to Shepherd's Bush station - all was razed and subsumed into the massive Westfield scheme that saw the reconstruction of the Central line's Depot here. As the text notes the White City had seen a series of themed exhibitions such as the 1909 Imperial International Exhibition that was followed by the 1910 British-Japanese Exhibition. In 1911 it was a 'Coronation' theme. In time the Grounds hosted various uses such as the White City Stadium and much of the area latterly formed part of the site of the old BBC TV Centre.