CHARLES PEARSON's railway link King's Cross-City Terminus/Farringdon, 1855 map
'Skeleton map of Mr Pearson's proposed Trunk Railroad and City Stations, showing the modes of Junction with the Great Northern & Great Western Railways & likewise with the Eastern Counties & the North Western Railroads by means of the Dock Junction Line, now carrying passengers from Kilburn to Fenchurch Street; likewise showing the contemplated Site of Finsbury Park, & also a site for a suburban Cattle Market, in connection with the proposed Meat & Vegetable Markets near the Railway North of Holborn Bridge'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Charles Pearson Esq. Pearson used his influence as Solicitor to the City of London to promote improvements to transport communications. Initially, he proposed a central railway station for the City in Farringdon, accessed by tunnel, that would be used by multiple railway companies enabling workers to commute to the City from further away. When this plan was rejected, Pearson promoted an underground railway connecting the capital's northern mainline rail termini to the City. In 1854, a Royal Commission was set up to examine a number of new proposals for railways in London. The Commission recommended that a railway be constructed linking the termini with the docks and the General Post Office at St. Martin's Le Grand. A private bill for the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon received Royal Assent on 7 August 1854. The resulting Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863, was the first underground railway in the world, which led to the development of today's extensive London Underground network and the rapid expansion of the capital. Provenance: "Report from the Select Committee on Metropolitan Communications; together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix", order by The House of Commons, to be printed, 23 July 1855, Henry Hansard. Type: Antique map, prepared for consideration by the British Parliamentary Select Committee on Metropolitan Communication. The map shows Charles Pearson's
Size: 5604px × 4309px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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