4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
The plate is from the Illustrated London News (Vol 62/2 p 225). In 1854 proposals to link Paddington with King's Cros, and King's Cros with the City resulted in the decision to construct an underground Metropolitan Railway. The line was opened in 1863.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10313103
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