Lot 291
Heaps, Stanley A., original illustration - London Underground §
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Pen and ink drawing on linen, blue wash tint, architectural illustration by Stanley A Heaps dated 1916 of the "Traffic Buildings" incorporating St James Park Station, probably a proposed design Heaps submitted for the rebuilding of the Underground Electric Railways Company for London (UERL) head office - 55 Broadway, 77 x 65cm.
Footnote
Note: In 1908, Heaps became the Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited (UERL)'s architect and produced designs for a number of new stations on the Bakerloo and Northern lines during the 1910s and early 1920s. Architect Charles Holden was commissioned to undertake the rebuilding of UERL's head office between 1925 and 1927, Heaps's proposed design being rejected.