Formed to complete the 'inner circle' of the tube in London. This was effectively the southern section: Mansion House to Earl's Court and beyond. The tunnels were formed using the 'cut and cover' method so it was extremely disruptive. Known as the 'Metropolitan District Railway' until 1871. Other sections and extensions were added over the years. 1933 amalgamated with other London transport services to form the London Passenger Transport Board which would go on to become today's Transport for London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
District Railway / Metropolitan District Railway
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Bow Road Underground Station
Underground Heritage Information Bow Road Station Listed as a building of nat...
Chiswick Park Station
Love all the architectural terms. Â We had to look up passimeter and it's roug...
Hounslow Town Station
Local History - Hounslow Town Railway Station {Above and below a line drawing...
St John the Baptist upon Walbrook - monument
An unusual and unsuccessful siting of a three-dimensional monument. One face ...
Sudbury Town Station
Sudbury Town is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Pi...
Other Subjects
Highbury Corner traffic scheme
This scheme converted a roundabout, which was unfriendly to pedestrians and people on bikes, into two-way roads and created a plaza in front of the station. This is happening at many locations all ...
Tough Brothers Boatyard
The Boatyard of Tough Brothers, Ferry Road,was at the wharf opposite Teddington Lock. In May 1940 Douglas Tough organised and assembled 100 private boats at that location to join in the Dunkirk eva...
Sir Arthur Gorges
Sir Arthur Gorges was an English sea captain, poet, translator and courtier from Somerset. Cousin to Walter Raleigh and fought in the campaign against the Spanish Armada. Married Elizabeth in 1597,...
Person, Armed Forces, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Property, Transport
Finchley Toll Gate
Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.
Charing Cross Railway Company
IanVisits has reprinted an article from the Illustrated London News about the building of the railway from London Bridge to Charing Cross. The company was formed by the South Eastern Railway Compa...

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