{"id":443705,"date":"2025-05-17T18:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=443705"},"modified":"2025-05-17T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:47:39","slug":"historic-rail-maps-restored-after-being-hidden-for-decades-at-victoria-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-bank\/historic-rail-maps-restored-after-being-hidden-for-decades-at-victoria-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic rail maps restored after being hidden for decades at Victoria station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hand-painted historic railway maps that lay hidden for decades at Victoria station have been restored in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, <\/strong><em><strong>writes Louisa Woolf<\/strong>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades the maps, located at one of the entrances of the Grade II-listed station, were obscured from public view.  Firstly by early phone booths, and then, more recently, by a newspaper kiosk.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-553x560.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-553x560.avif 553w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-277x280.avif 277w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-768x777.avif 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-1517x1536.avif 1517w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-1320x1336.avif 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-75x75.avif 75w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-750x759.avif 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive-1140x1154.avif 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1964-Map-hidden-behind-phone-booths-in-Victoria-station-booking-hall-\u00a9-Historic-England-Archive.avif 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Victorian ceramic maps hidden behind phone booths, 1964. Credit: Govia Thameslink Railway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The two ceramic hand-painted line maps, made in 1899, depict many long lost stations along the old London Brighton and South Coast Railway lines, one illustrating the entire network and the other illustrating their suburban lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"7kIXVcJhgY5Qq2LfymtsPEbZ3BR\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tkqjNM4Xiu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/londons-first-train-line-ghost-stations-and-the-golden-age-of-travel-a-history-of-southwarks-railways\/\">London&#8217;s first train line, ghost stations and the golden age of travel: A history of Southwark&#8217;s railways<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;London&#8217;s first train line, ghost stations and the golden age of travel: A history of Southwark&#8217;s railways&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/londons-first-train-line-ghost-stations-and-the-golden-age-of-travel-a-history-of-southwarks-railways\/embed\/#?secret=paw7LyXKRX#?secret=tkqjNM4Xiu\" data-secret=\"tkqjNM4Xiu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The maps also show subway connections, race courses and golf links, and important modern-day stations including Clapham Junction and London Bridge.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTQ1MzkxODQ3NSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-840x560.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443711\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-840x560.avif 840w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-420x280.avif 420w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-1320x880.avif 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-750x500.avif 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3-1140x760.avif 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_3.avif 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The hand-painted ceramic maps illustrate the London Brighton and South Coast Railway network. Credit: Govia Thameslink Railway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The maps have been restored with funding from Network Rail and a grant from the Railway Heritage Trust, and the work was overseen by the Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, Thameslink and the Gatwick Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts at Restore London oversaw the restoration, meticulously cleaning the maps, repairing the damaged architectural setting and matching broken tiles and surrounding stonework in both colour and detail.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" 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opening of the Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway in 1825.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the maps were created, towards the end of the Victorian era, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway network was competing with South Eastern Railway for passengers travelling south from Victoria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The elaborate maps showcase this competition, according to Benedict O\u2019Looney, Govia Thameslink Railway\u2019s architect and a committee member of Victorian Society.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" 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href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/southwark\/hidden-gems-of-the-peckham-rye-station-restoration-revealed-in-our-sneak-video-preview-including-an-abandoned-billiard-room-and-secret-staircase\/\">Hidden gems of the Peckham Rye Station restoration revealed in our sneak video preview &#8211; including an abandoned billiard room and secret staircase<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Hidden gems of the Peckham Rye Station restoration revealed in our sneak video preview &#8211; including an abandoned billiard room and secret staircase&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/southwark\/hidden-gems-of-the-peckham-rye-station-restoration-revealed-in-our-sneak-video-preview-including-an-abandoned-billiard-room-and-secret-staircase\/embed\/#?secret=vjVC90OyV6#?secret=T63jH2UlEE\" data-secret=\"T63jH2UlEE\" 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https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_9-1140x760.avif 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_AGR-Victoria-Plaque_9.avif 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The maps in Victoria Station, a 19th Century, Grade II-listed building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lucy McAuliffe, Sussex route director for Network Rail, said: \u201cWe were pleased to be able to support the restoration of our railway heritage at Victoria station, working with our partners at the Railway Heritage Trust and Govia Thameslink Railway, as well as our expert specialists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe restored maps will be a great reminder for future generations of passengers passing through Victoria station about the incredible history of our railway.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-840x560.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-840x560.avif 840w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-420x280.avif 420w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-1320x880.avif 1320w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250509_AGR-Plaque-Unveiling_2-750x500.avif 750w, 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