I had a very busy and tiring Saturday. I visited 11 tube stations. Eleven! And they were all in east London, most of them on the Central Line.
My travels took me through Leyton and Leytonstone up to Woodford and Snaresbrook. The most notable part of my journey was seeing the Hitchcock mosaics at Leytonstone tube station. Director Alfred Hitchcock grew up in the area and a few years ago several mosaics picturing scenes from his films were installed in the corridor leading to the ticket hall. I had fun trying to guess which film each mosaic represented.
Love the mosaics, and I haven’t been to the Museum of Childhood in years – definitely things to put on my to do list!
wow, those mosaics are really cool. I’m intrigued by this new Hitchcock movie. I wonder if it’ll be close to the reality of his life.
what a reason to visit leytonstone station – very cool!