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Description: | The Stanmore extension of the Metropolitan Railway (Met) opened in December 1932. The branch was transferred to the Bakerloo line in 1939 and later to the Jubilee line.
The opening of the extension was a big event, intended to spur development of new residential suburbs in the area.
This photo was taken on the day of opening at Kingsbury station. On the left is the Met diamond logo. This was based on the roundel logo of the Underground Group, but the difference was intended to emphasise the Met's independence from the group.
On the right, smoking a cigarette, is Henry Gibson. He was the estate agent for the Metropolitan Railway Surplus Lands Committee. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport Home and Family | Temporal: | 9 Dec 1932 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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