East Acton station (1920)

View of East Acton Central line station in 1920, the year in which it opened, showing the wooden platforms.

East Acton (Central line) station, 1920
Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection

A 1915 Brush car is at one platform, its destination Wood Lane. The Brush car was built for the Central London Railway extension to Ealing Broadway.

Fields are seen beyond the station - the future site of Henchmam Street.

Two workmen with spades are visible on track.

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NEARBY STREETS

Banstead Court, W12 Banstead Court is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Banstead Court, W12

Brassie Avenue, W3 Brassie Avenue is a road on the East Acton Estate (the ’Golf Links Estate’) (East Acton)

Brassie Avenue, W3

Braybrook Street, W12 Braybrook Street runs along the west side of Wormwood Scrubs (East Acton)

Braybrook Street, W12

Brunel Road, W3 Brunel Road runs west from a junction with Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)

Brunel Road, W3

Clematis Street, W12 Clematis Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Clematis Street, W12

East Acton Arcade, W3 East Acton Arcade is a street in Acton (East Acton)

East Acton Arcade, W3

Erconwald Street, W12 Erconwald Street is the main road running through the Old Oak Estate (East Acton)

Erconwald Street, W12

Fitzneal Street, W12 Fitzneal Street runs off of Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)

Fitzneal Street, W12

Foliot Street, W12 Foliot Street connects Fitzneal Street with Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)

Foliot Street, W12

Foxglove Street, W12 Foxglove Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Foxglove Street, W12

Glendun Court, W3 Glendun Court is both a block and the name of the road which serves it (East Acton)

Glendun Court, W3

Glendun Road, W3 Glendun Road was laid across the site of Glendun House in the 1920s (East Acton)

Glendun Road, W3

Hemlock Road, W12 Hemlock Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Hemlock Road, W12

Henchman Street, W12 Henchman Street is a crescent in the Old Oak Estate (East Acton)

Henchman Street, W12

Hilary Road, W12 Hilary Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Hilary Road, W12

Hoylake Road, W3 Hoylake Road is name after a golf course (East Acton)

Hoylake Road, W3

Kingsdown Avenue, W3 Kingsdown Avenue is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Kingsdown Avenue, W3

Lilac Street, W12 Lilac Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Lilac Street, W12

Long Drive, W3 The name of Long Drive relates to the golf course on which the estate was built (East Acton)

Long Drive, W3

Mashie Road, W3 Mashie Road is the northern extension of Hoylake Road (East Acton)

Mashie Road, W3

Mellitus Street, W12 Mellitus Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Mellitus Street, W12

Milfoil Street, W12 Milfoil Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Milfoil Street, W12

Muirfield, W3 Named after a gold course (East Acton)

Muirfield, W3

Norbroke Street, W12 Norbroke Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Norbroke Street, W12

Osmund Street, W12 Osmund Street is named after a medieval Bishop of London (East Acton)

Osmund Street, W12

Primula Street, W12 Primula Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Primula Street, W12

Savoy Circus, W3 Savoy Circus was officially Western Circus when it opened in 1921 (East Acton)

Savoy Circus, W3

St Andrews Road, W3 St Andrews Road is named after the home of golf in Scotland (East Acton)

St Andrews Road, W3

Stokesley Street, W12 Stokesley Street is named after John Stokesley who was Catholic Bishop of London during the reign of Henry VIII (East Acton)

Stokesley Street, W12

Sunningdale Avenue, W3 Sunningdale Avenue is named after the golf course (East Acton)

Sunningdale Avenue, W3

Taylors Green, W3 Taylors Green is a development off Long Drive (East Acton)

Taylors Green, W3

Telford Way, W3 Telford Way is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Telford Way, W3

The Bye, W3 The Bye, like all roadnames in the area, is golf-related (East Acton)

The Bye, W3

The Curve, W12 The Curve is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

The Curve, W12

The Fairway, W3 The Fairway runs west from Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)

The Fairway, W3

The Green, W3 The Green is play on golf-related terms (East Acton)

The Green, W3

West Quarters, W12 West Quarters is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

West Quarters, W12

Wulfstan Street, W12 Wulfstan Street, like all streets in the Wormholt and Old Oak Estate, was named after a Bishop of London (East Acton)

Wulfstan Street, W12

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