Station seat; Replica timber double sided platform seat with station nameplate roundel reading "Hammersmith", circa 1973

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Reference number	1982/65
Description	This style of station seat, introduced by Charles Holden in the early 1930s, is still in use at a handful of stations including High St Kensington and Hammersmith. With seating on both sides, it is designed to be used on island platforms. This one, which incorporates the station nameplate roundel sign for Hammersmith, is believed to be a replica produced for display at the British Transport Museum at Syon Park.
Manufacturer	unknown
Dates	circa 1973
Collection	Infrastructure
Object type	Station seat
Location	Covent Garden Digging Deeper and The world’s first electric tube
Topics	Tube Sub-surface railways
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1750mm
  Length	1670mm
  Width	940mm

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Vitreous enamel timber
  Font	Johnston

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Manufacturer	Unknown, circa 1973
  Designer	Charles Holden, circa 1932

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Company	British Transport Museum, circa 1972

  Places

  Borough	Hammersmith & Fulham,
  Place	Hammersmith,

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles Holden - circa 1932