1940s Enamel London Street Sign - Strand WC2 - City of Westminster
Strand WC2. City of Westminster. c1940s Enamel sign.
Enamel sign. Produced for City of Westminster. c.1940. Measures 91cm x 75cm (large, see image with chair for scale). Excellent ex-used condition. Some loss to enamel at the edges.
This is an original 1940s street sign for Strand WC2, an iconic London street that runs East to West connecting Fleet Street in the City of London to the Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster. The use of the Ministry of Transport alphabet tells us this sign was produced in the mid-1940s.
The sign was originally located on Australia House (High Commission of Australia) Where the Strand and the eastern end of Aldwych meet. Photos have been found of the sign still in situ (see photos). Many of these signs were replaced in the late 1960s with the Misha Black design that is still in use today.
Strand can be traced back to the Roman period and in the 17th Century formed the connection between the City of London and the Palace of Westminster. Historically, Strand ran alongside the northside of the River Thames before the Victoria Embankment was built in the 1860s. Strand is home to St Clements Dane and St Mary-Le-Strand churches, the Royal Court of Justice, Kings College London, the Savoy Hotel among many other landmarks. Charing Cross lies at its Western end.
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Strand WC2. City of Westminster. c1940s Enamel sign.
Enamel sign. Produced for City of Westminster. c.1940. Measures 91cm x 75cm (large, see image with chair for scale). Excellent ex-used condition. Some loss to enamel at the edges.
This is an original 1940s street sign for Strand WC2, an iconic London street that runs East to West connecting Fleet Street in the City of London to the Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster. The use of the Ministry of Transport alphabet tells us this sign was produced in the mid-1940s.
The sign was originally located on Australia House (High Commission of Australia) Where the Strand and the eastern end of Aldwych meet. Photos have been found of the sign still in situ (see photos). Many of these signs were replaced in the late 1960s with the Misha Black design that is still in use today.
Strand can be traced back to the Roman period and in the 17th Century formed the connection between the City of London and the Palace of Westminster. Historically, Strand ran alongside the northside of the River Thames before the Victoria Embankment was built in the 1860s. Strand is home to St Clements Dane and St Mary-Le-Strand churches, the Royal Court of Justice, Kings College London, the Savoy Hotel among many other landmarks. Charing Cross lies at its Western end.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
Strand WC2. City of Westminster. c1940s Enamel sign.
Enamel sign. Produced for City of Westminster. c.1940. Measures 91cm x 75cm (large, see image with chair for scale). Excellent ex-used condition. Some loss to enamel at the edges.
This is an original 1940s street sign for Strand WC2, an iconic London street that runs East to West connecting Fleet Street in the City of London to the Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster. The use of the Ministry of Transport alphabet tells us this sign was produced in the mid-1940s.
The sign was originally located on Australia House (High Commission of Australia) Where the Strand and the eastern end of Aldwych meet. Photos have been found of the sign still in situ (see photos). Many of these signs were replaced in the late 1960s with the Misha Black design that is still in use today.
Strand can be traced back to the Roman period and in the 17th Century formed the connection between the City of London and the Palace of Westminster. Historically, Strand ran alongside the northside of the River Thames before the Victoria Embankment was built in the 1860s. Strand is home to St Clements Dane and St Mary-Le-Strand churches, the Royal Court of Justice, Kings College London, the Savoy Hotel among many other landmarks. Charing Cross lies at its Western end.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation