THE FIRST LONDON UNDERGROUND ROUNDEL IS 100 YEARS OLD.

In 1908 the companies operating London's Underground trains agreed to have just one symbol to represent all the different lines. The famous iconic Roundel we know today however did not start to appear until the early 1920s.

Caledonian Road on the Piccadilly Line dating from 1906 has a classic deep tunnel look about it featuring in this case plum coloured tiles . Also there is a good display of advertisements that adds considerably to the stations appearence. Pictured in November 2008.

More pictures of LONDON UNDERGROUND marking this event can be seen on our site below.

Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.