Wed, 9 March 2016, 6:08 pm: Heading away from the trifecta of Exhibition Road museums, the closest tube stop is South Kensington station. This station began service on Christmas Eve 1868. The pedestrian tunnel seen in these photos was opened in 1885 with the specific purpose of allowing train riders to walk beneath the length of Exhibition Road from the underground stop to the museums. As you walk through the longest tube entrance I’ve yet encountered in London, you’ll pass some posters whose wit and creativity rival anything on display in the Tate Modern.
You could ride London’s underground trains all day and never see two station interiors that look the same. South Kensington is among the most memorable I’ve seen. Let’s walk through it together one of these days.