Holborn
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| London borough | Camden |
|---|---|
| Westminster | |
| Population | Holborn and Covent Garden Ward |
| London Assembly | Barnet and Camden |
| City and East | |
| West Central | |
| Status | Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London |
| UK Parliament | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1401563 |
About Holborn
The Metropolitan Borough of Holborn was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead to form the London Borough of Camden.
Candid moments on the London Underground
Victoria Line train at Oxford Circus in 1978
Since The First trains ran on the London Underground in 1863 the tunnels and platforms that Make Up The Network have acted as the backdrop to the lives of the many passengers travelling across the capital.
For photographer Mike Goldwater the interactions and chance encounters were there to be recorded by his camera. Taken during the 1970s, these pictures capture The Network before modernisation, a time when you were allowed to smoke and tickets were purchased from large machines for just a few pennies.
Piccadilly Circus , 1978Today it seems as though everyone is taking pictures on The Tube , often of themselves, but in the 20Th Century a camera below ground was a rare thing, meaning The Photographer could capture candid moments, or sometimes generate a reaction from those pictured.
Goldwater travelled from station to station looking for his next picture for Ten Years as his career as a photographer began to take shape. The series ended in 1980 when he helped to Set Up the picture agency Network Photographers and he turned his lens to the wider world Above Ground .
Holborn , 1978 King's Cross, 1972 Moorgate, 1973 Northern Line , 1974 Northern Line , 1975 Oxford Circus, 1979 Tottenham Court Road, 1977 Wembley Park, 1979 Westbourne Park, 1979London Underground 1970-1980, by Mike Goldwater is published by Hoxton Mini Press .
documentary photography, london underground, photography, rail travel
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