Leicester Square London Underground Route Sign - Piccadilly Line (1960s)
Piccadilly Line - Platform 2 Eastbound - Leicester Square
Piccadilly Line route diagram from Leicester Square London Underground Station. Produced for London Transport. Late 1960s (post-1965). Measures 205cm x 105cm. Vitreous enamel on steel with flanged edges. Condition: Very Good in-situ condition with some scuffs, rust and and dents.
For decades, this huge sign (alongside its ‘Westbound’ counterpart) guided passengers as they reached the bottom of the stairwell connecting the two platforms of the Piccadilly Line. These simple yet iconic signs, with their colour-coding, Johnston typeface and interchange information, are a marvel of great design.
Possibly the most well known (and well visited) locations in London, Leicester Square lies between Covent Garden and Piccadilly in the heart of London’s West End. The station at Leicester Square serves the Piccadilly and Northern Lines. It first opened in 1906 on “London’s Latest Tube”, the Great Northern, Brompton & Piccadilly Railway (GNB&P) - later referred to as the ‘Piccadilly Tube’. A year later saw the arrival of the Charing Cross branch of (what is now ) the Northern Line.
An interesting feature of this sign is the presence the spur from Holborn to Aldwych. This was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes and the subject of many unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the line extend southwards. Served by a shuttle train at peak hours only, low passenger numbers and the cost of replacing the lift saw the station finally close in 1994.
This sign is available for collection only. Located near M5 Junction 20. I am happy to help you with arrangements.
Piccadilly Line - Platform 2 Eastbound - Leicester Square
Piccadilly Line route diagram from Leicester Square London Underground Station. Produced for London Transport. Late 1960s (post-1965). Measures 205cm x 105cm. Vitreous enamel on steel with flanged edges. Condition: Very Good in-situ condition with some scuffs, rust and and dents.
For decades, this huge sign (alongside its ‘Westbound’ counterpart) guided passengers as they reached the bottom of the stairwell connecting the two platforms of the Piccadilly Line. These simple yet iconic signs, with their colour-coding, Johnston typeface and interchange information, are a marvel of great design.
Possibly the most well known (and well visited) locations in London, Leicester Square lies between Covent Garden and Piccadilly in the heart of London’s West End. The station at Leicester Square serves the Piccadilly and Northern Lines. It first opened in 1906 on “London’s Latest Tube”, the Great Northern, Brompton & Piccadilly Railway (GNB&P) - later referred to as the ‘Piccadilly Tube’. A year later saw the arrival of the Charing Cross branch of (what is now ) the Northern Line.
An interesting feature of this sign is the presence the spur from Holborn to Aldwych. This was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes and the subject of many unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the line extend southwards. Served by a shuttle train at peak hours only, low passenger numbers and the cost of replacing the lift saw the station finally close in 1994.
This sign is available for collection only. Located near M5 Junction 20. I am happy to help you with arrangements.
Piccadilly Line - Platform 2 Eastbound - Leicester Square
Piccadilly Line route diagram from Leicester Square London Underground Station. Produced for London Transport. Late 1960s (post-1965). Measures 205cm x 105cm. Vitreous enamel on steel with flanged edges. Condition: Very Good in-situ condition with some scuffs, rust and and dents.
For decades, this huge sign (alongside its ‘Westbound’ counterpart) guided passengers as they reached the bottom of the stairwell connecting the two platforms of the Piccadilly Line. These simple yet iconic signs, with their colour-coding, Johnston typeface and interchange information, are a marvel of great design.
Possibly the most well known (and well visited) locations in London, Leicester Square lies between Covent Garden and Piccadilly in the heart of London’s West End. The station at Leicester Square serves the Piccadilly and Northern Lines. It first opened in 1906 on “London’s Latest Tube”, the Great Northern, Brompton & Piccadilly Railway (GNB&P) - later referred to as the ‘Piccadilly Tube’. A year later saw the arrival of the Charing Cross branch of (what is now ) the Northern Line.
An interesting feature of this sign is the presence the spur from Holborn to Aldwych. This was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes and the subject of many unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the line extend southwards. Served by a shuttle train at peak hours only, low passenger numbers and the cost of replacing the lift saw the station finally close in 1994.
This sign is available for collection only. Located near M5 Junction 20. I am happy to help you with arrangements.