Mr Brackett I've just watched the latest episode of #Secretsofthelondonunderground featuring the disused station South Kentish Town on the Northern Line. It was open from 1907 but closed in 1924 due to lack of use - although you can still see the station building at road level, with its classic red tiles and beautiful arched windows (Lesley Green) When @mrtimdunn and @siddyholloway explore the station they take you down the old lift shaft (now part of the ventilation system) and go as close as they can to the live track. As they watch passing trains they tell the true story of a passenger who alighted at this station after it had been closed - apparently able to so as the doors then were manually operated 🤔 Once realising his mistake, he was fortunately able to hail down a passing train... All alone in the dark 😯 This story became part of the legend of the Underground when a slightly embellished version of this story was written. The passenger was named Mr Brackett and he survived a week down on the platform by eating the posters from the walls. When I first came across this story a few years ago I found it so intruiging that I painted a picture of Mr Brackett 😎 Although I did use artistic licence... I used a modern roundel and the train is of 1938 stock not the Gate Stock that would have served this station in the 20's. If you love trains and the Underground and you do not already do catch the Secrets of the London Underground on @yesterday_channell Mr Brackett Oil on canvass board (20" * 30") @ltmuseum #Secretsofthelondonunderground #subterraneanlondon #southkentishtown #TimDunn #SiddyHolloway #mrbrackett rebeccacoleman.co.uk

A new letter(s) design on the sandbag... and ready for engraving 🧐 7x5 cm #woodengraving #kestrel #alphabet