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. We had to look up passimeter and it's roug...
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...
Thomas Auton
Metropolitan District Railway Company This stone was laid on 24th September ...
Other Subjects
Greenwich Meridian
A prime meridian. Established by Sir George Airy. By 1884, over two-thirds of all ships and tonnage used it as the reference meridian on their charts and maps. In October of that year, 41 delegates...
1 memorial
Samuel Plimsoll
Born Bristol. "The sailors' friend", whose Load Line prevented ships becoming dangerously overloaded. Sand shoes were renamed for him since the lower section is rubber and the upper is canvas: dry...
1 memorial
Bow Road Railway Station
The authoritative-looking picture source website gives the date of opening as 4 April 1892 (contradicting the plaque) and the closing date as 1949 for passengers and 1962 finally.
1 memorial
1 memorial
London and North Eastern Railway
The second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921. It served the area north and east of London, including the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via...
2 memorials