Poster; Live on the hills; Watford, by Charles Sharland, 1917

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Reference number	1983/4/827
Description	The Underground group published this poster in 1917 to promote developments to the Bakerloo line. A new service, running over London & North Western Railway tracks from Queen's Park to Watford, started on 16 April. Charles Sharland has shown a cross-section of the entire line from Elephant & Castle to the 'fresh air' of Watford.
Artist	Charles Sharland
Dates	1917
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	24.500,29.1.17
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Bakerloo line Countryside Suburbs
Completeness	86% 86% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	1270mm
  Descriptive size	Quad royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black Brown Beige Blue Red

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Live on the hills; Watford
  Text	Live On The Hills The Higher Up The Fresher The Air From April 16th Through Electric Trains Elephant & Castle And Watford

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Charles Sharland, 1917
  Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1917