“The Metropolitan Railway” by John Betjeman (1906-1984)

(Baker Street station buffet) Early Electric powered! With what radiant hope Adult men formed this numerous-branched electrolier, Twisted the flex around the iron rope And let the stunning vacuum globes hang distinct, And then with hearts the abundant contrivance fill’d Of copper, beaten by the Bromsgrove Guild. Early Electrical! Sit you down and see, ’Mid… Continue reading “The Metropolitan Railway” by John Betjeman (1906-1984)