Corner of Wilkes Street and Princelet Street, Spitalfields - 1986 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2soEUqY

#OnThisDay 1868: The Midland Railway opened its extension to London with new stations at Camden Road, Kentish Town, Haverstock Hill, Finchley Road, Hendon and Mill Hill. Shown here are the now-closed Finchley Road and Haverstock Hill stations. ➡️ buff.ly/qHHfRiM

London Transport 1692, turning point on Eleanor Cross Road, Waltham Cross - 1960 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sov8bK

Burdett Road, Mile End - 1909 & 2026 Looking north up Burdett Road with the The Victoria Hotel public house on the corner of Bloomfield Road. The pub was demolished in the early 1970s. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sonM9E

The geology and Chalybeate Wells of Hampstead explored in my post at alondoninheritance.com/under-london...

#OnThisDay 1848: The London & South Western Railway opened Waterloo and Vauxhall stations on its new extension eastwards from Nine Elms. Nine Elms station closed to passengers the same day. ➡️ buff.ly/4LTtnFi

A 1993 London Underground leaflet showing the proposed route of the East London line northern extension, including location of Silwood Sidings and possible locations of stations. A station at Bishopsgate was also part of the proposal. ➡️ buff.ly/BTjiWc8

Chard Central station, Great Western Road, Chard - 1962 & 2026. Chard Joint station, as it was originally called, was opened on 11 September 1866 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2so6oFp

London Transport 954 (ELB 954), Finsbury Square, EC2 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2snvSAp

In the top photo we see the unusual sight of a C Stock train at West Hampstead station. The train will become a Circle line train once it reaches Baker Street. More info here➡️➡️➡️ flic.kr/p/2snpUeY

#OnThisDay 1973: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 was released in UK cinemas. Filming locations included Maida Hill, Kensal Green and North Kensington. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsjD14QZu

#OnThisDay 1964: Stanmore Village station was closed by British Railways, 12 years after passenger services were withdrawn. ➡️ flic.kr/p/qnYq3J

#OnThisDay 1954: Passenger services on the Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace line were withdrawn by British Railways. Seen here are Crouch End and Cranley Gardens stations. ➡️ buff.ly/6DSilsy

RM 1590, Cambridge Avenue, Kilburn. Looks like there was a travellers site on the other side of the road at this time. Double Diamond lettering visible on The Old Bell pub. Image (July 1982): Neil Goodrich ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sgd7Ls

#OnThisDay 1967: Commercial Road Goods Depot was closed by British Rail. The top photo is from c.1935. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2dcLiEv

#OnThisDay 1909: Birmingham Moor Street station was opened by the Great Western Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/xZF7QMK

#OnThisDay 1908: Yardley Wood station was opened by the Great Western Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/SmVPgW [Top photo - Michael Westley]

#OnThisDay 1880: Manchester Central station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee. ➡️ flic.kr/p/289iWZt [Top photo - Peter Whatley]

#OnThisDay 1872: Clapton station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/wVmz2o

#OnThisDay 1887: Maiden Lane station was opened by the North London Railway. The top photo shows the site c.1968. ➡️ flic.kr/p/nDGUS3

#OnThisDay 1873: Kensal Rise station was opened by the North London Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/y4UkGzH

#OnThisDay 1938: The first 1938 Stock train entered passenger service, operating on the Northern line.. ➡️ buff.ly/E960eio

#OnThisDay 1879: The Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway extended their line from Swiss Cottage to West Hampstead. ➡️ buff.ly/T2OXPLU

#OnThisDay 1904: Highbury station was opened by the Great Northern & City Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2p9Yzck

#OnThisDay 1894: Bamford station was opened by the Midland Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rz5eLW [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

On this day 1986: Network SouthEast held its first Network Day. A ticket allowed the holder unlimited travel on Network SouthEast and London Underground services for the whole day. An adult ticket cost £3, a child ticket £1. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2siTg1K

#OnThisDay 1960: 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 was released in UK cinemas. Location filming took place in Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskBre5e3

#OnThisDay 1996: The IRA detonated a 1,500-kilogram bomb in the centre of Manchester, injuring more than 200 people. A regeneration of the city centre followed the devastation caused by the explosion. ➡️ buff.ly/nXaE6ER [Top photos - Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue]

#OnThisDay 1864: The MET and GWR jointly opened a line between Paddington and Hammersmith, now part of the H&C line. There were only two intermediate stations at the time: one at Ladbroke Grove (seen here) and the other at Shepherd's Bush. ➡️ buff.ly/P9GoGd1

#OnThisDay 1908: The Rotherhithe Tunnel was formally opened by George, Prince of Wales (later King George V), and Richard Robinson, Chairman of the London County Council. The top photo is from 1909. ➡️ flic.kr/p/ycq1Pa

#OnThisDay 1986: The One Day Capitalcard first went on sale. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2piocdE

#OnThisDay 1902: Bow Road station was opened by the Whitechapel and Bow Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/RpPvJ6 [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1852: Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station was opened by the East & West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway. The original station was sited just east of the current station shown here. ➡️ buff.ly/g2SCoVk

#OnThisDay 1854: Crystal Palace station was opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/zclB0hb

Vandenpeereboomplein, Ypres - c.1918 & 2026 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2shC9J7

Canons Park Underground Station, 1933 & this week. 1933 image (Topical Press/LT Museum Collection) was taken when station opened. If you look last the bridge to the left, you can see that the parade of shops has yet to be built. What was there at the time were houses that hadn't been up long.

#OnThisDay 1975: Just over 67% of voters chose to stay in the European Community (Common Market). ➡️ w.wiki/DkD$

#OnThisDay 1839: The London and Croydon Railway opened its line between London Bridge and West Croydon. Here we see two intermediate stations, New Cross Gate and Norwood Junction. ➡️ buff.ly/5Mstz8s

#OnThisDay 1849: The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway opened its line between Ambergate and Rowsley. Seen here are Cromford and Matlock stations, which today are on the Derwent Valley line. ➡️ buff.ly/64gRODu [Top right photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1900: The City and South London Railway opened their extension from Stockwell to Clapham Common. ➡️ buff.ly/QeId99y [Top photos - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1879: South Hampstead and Queen's Park stations were opened by the London and North Western Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/oCnxTM4

#OnThisDay 1964: Edgware station was closed permanently by British Railways, 25 years after passenger services ceased. ➡️ buff.ly/1jm48Rq

#OnThisDay 1853: Acocks Green station was opened by the Great Western Railway. [Top photo - Michael Westley] ➡️ flic.kr/p/K82Fw5

#OnThisDay 1984: Location filming for 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 took place on Birkbeck Road, Acton. ➡️ flic.kr/p/dAmvDu

#OnThisDay 1854: Birmingham New Street station was officially opened by the London and North Western Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/TXJlZqs [Top photos - Ben Brooksbank]

Looking north-northeast along Hammersmith Bridge Road (formerly Bridge Road). The road originally met Hammersmith Broadway and Queen Street but has now been realigned to meet Queen Caroline Street (formerly Queen Street). ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sfYwXy

Looking east along Great South West Road where it crosses the River Crane. In the top photo, from 1971, we see a crane involved in preparations for cut-and-cover construction work for the Piccadilly line Heathrow extension. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sfVinB

#OnThisDay 1984: Location filming for 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 took place in Acton and Hammersmith. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsjCWrZvQ

#OnThisDay 1830: The Cromford and High Peak Railway opened the first part of their line between Hurdlow and Cromford Wharf. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsm6grGxZ

#OnThisDay 1872: The line between Bethnal Green and Stoke Newington was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. Here we see Hackney Downs and Cambridge Heath stations. ➡️ buff.ly/CdBNShG