Hot air balloon mosaic

When the Victoria line was built in the 1960s, the walls in Finsbury Park station were decorated with mosaics of hot air balloons and duelling pistols, which can still be seen. This was based on a mistaken identification of Finsbury Park with Finsbury Fields, which was used by Londoners since medieval times for archery and sports, and also associated with 18th century duels and one of the first hot air balloon flights. However, Finsbury Fields actually occupied a location close to the present-day Finsbury Square.[4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsbury_Park_station

Posted by ohi007 on 2011-05-12 07:38:42

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