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...
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
Sir Sam Fay
Railway administrator. Born in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, In 1872 he joined the London and South Western Railway as a clerk, and rose to become the last General Manager of the Great Central Railway...
1 memorial
Marine Society
From the Marine Society: "Founded with the aim of providing men to fight in the King's ships as Britain faced war with most of Europe, The Marine Society was the world's first charity dedicated to ...
1 memorial
Moorgate tube disaster
At Moorgate station a southbound tube train from Drayton Park failed to stop on a terminus platform, ran into the tunnel, through the buffers and smashed into the wall at the end. Because it was b...
2 memorials
Charles Tyson Yerkes
First things first - pronounce his name to rhyme to with turkeys. He has a claim to having created London Transport. Born Philadelphia. The memorial describes him as 'creative' and 'imaginative' ...
2 memorials
Kingsway tram tunnel / Strand underpass
The title of Wikipedia's page "Kingsway tramway subway" has way too many 'way's, but the page is very informative. The tunnel was constructed 1906, enabled by the 'slum clearance' project in the A...
1 memorial
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Major F. W. Jackson, CBE, DSO
A contributor to WW2 Talk is researching this man: " ... my grandfather was in the RASC during WW1. He joined the London Fire Brigade in 1920 and was the Chief Fire Officer for London during the Bl...
1 memorial
Prof. Sir Ernst Chain
Born Ernst Boris Chain in Germany. Biochemist. Moved to England in 1933. 1945 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work on penicillin. Founder of Imperial College's Bioche...
1 memorial
BBC Television Centre - Ernie Wise
W12, Wood Lane, BBC Television Centre - Star Terrace
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
2 memorials
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