Tile; Group of six decorative ceramic tiles from Kennington station (City &South London Railway), making up two repeating sections, 1890

These six decorative ceramic tiles dating from the 1890s were taken from Kennington station on the Northern line. They made up two repeating sections of a patterned tile frieze that contrasted with the plain brown tiles in the passage and on the platform walls. Kennington was one of the original stations to open on the City & South London Railway (C&S.L.R.), the world's oldest underground electric railway.