1930s St. John's Wood London Underground Enamel Sign
St John’s Wood - Enamel London Underground platform roundel sign c.1930s
Vitreous enamel sign c.1939. Measures 60cm (L) x 45cm (H). Condition: Excellent in-situ condition. Slightly curved to fit tunnel wall. Small hole bottom edge likely caused when first installed within a brass frame. Some wear around the edges. Enamel is in excellent condition with no signs of restoration.
This lovely “shaped roundel” enamel sign can be dated fairly accurately to 1939 when St John’s Wood station was opened on the Bakerloo Line. Being gently curved, it would have been mounted in a small brass frame on the tube tunnel wall opposite to (and facing) the platform (see photo of these signs in situ). Most of the brass frames remain in use.
Interestingly, this sign doesn’t carry an apostrophe unlike other signage around the station. The dropping or misuse of apostrophes was common place for London Underground signage, with St James’ Place seeing multiple variations!
It is likely that these were removed during a visual modernisation when station was transferred to the Jubilee Line in 1979.
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St John’s Wood - Enamel London Underground platform roundel sign c.1930s
Vitreous enamel sign c.1939. Measures 60cm (L) x 45cm (H). Condition: Excellent in-situ condition. Slightly curved to fit tunnel wall. Small hole bottom edge likely caused when first installed within a brass frame. Some wear around the edges. Enamel is in excellent condition with no signs of restoration.
This lovely “shaped roundel” enamel sign can be dated fairly accurately to 1939 when St John’s Wood station was opened on the Bakerloo Line. Being gently curved, it would have been mounted in a small brass frame on the tube tunnel wall opposite to (and facing) the platform (see photo of these signs in situ). Most of the brass frames remain in use.
Interestingly, this sign doesn’t carry an apostrophe unlike other signage around the station. The dropping or misuse of apostrophes was common place for London Underground signage, with St James’ Place seeing multiple variations!
It is likely that these were removed during a visual modernisation when station was transferred to the Jubilee Line in 1979.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
St John’s Wood - Enamel London Underground platform roundel sign c.1930s
Vitreous enamel sign c.1939. Measures 60cm (L) x 45cm (H). Condition: Excellent in-situ condition. Slightly curved to fit tunnel wall. Small hole bottom edge likely caused when first installed within a brass frame. Some wear around the edges. Enamel is in excellent condition with no signs of restoration.
This lovely “shaped roundel” enamel sign can be dated fairly accurately to 1939 when St John’s Wood station was opened on the Bakerloo Line. Being gently curved, it would have been mounted in a small brass frame on the tube tunnel wall opposite to (and facing) the platform (see photo of these signs in situ). Most of the brass frames remain in use.
Interestingly, this sign doesn’t carry an apostrophe unlike other signage around the station. The dropping or misuse of apostrophes was common place for London Underground signage, with St James’ Place seeing multiple variations!
It is likely that these were removed during a visual modernisation when station was transferred to the Jubilee Line in 1979.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation