Work at the station has recently uncovered these amazing advertising posters in non-public areas and that date from c1956 - 1959 when the station's lifts were removed and replaced by escalators. These are in an old lift passageway and will be safe.
This is a poster advertising the still popular Ideal Home Exhibition, sponsored by the Daily Mail, that was held at Olympia in March of that year.
We will be leaving these intact - and please do not pester the station staff as the posters are wholly inaccessible - which is why they've probably survived 50 odd years!
The photos were taken officially - please do credit London Underground in any links.
Darryl_SE7, lodge28, Laura Barnard, and 73 other people added this photo to their favorites.
RETRO STU 37 months ago | reply
Thank you for having the foresight to take pics of these and share them.
Stuart.
Pam Kueber, RetroRenovation.com 37 months ago | reply
Love love love love love this one - but then again, I am all about 1950s houses!
Pam Kueber, RetroRenovation.com 37 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Retro Renovation, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Piemouth 37 months ago | reply
Wonderful! thanks for posting these.
RockIsSponge 37 months ago | reply
Brilliant! Love this one too.
Light Reflections 37 months ago | reply
Thank you for posting these, so interesting and atmospheric.
BadSeedBlackHeart [deleted] 37 months ago | reply
Those are amazing! Thank you for sharing the link!
mikeyashworth 32 months ago | reply
and a picture from allhails inside the exhibition that year