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Date(s) - Monday 30/11/2026
18.30 - 20.00
Location
Alan Baxter Gallery
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A History of Railway Commuting into London
Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the crowded urban centre while staying connected to its places of work. Commuting helped transform London’s urban landscape, as the compact city of Dickens’s London gave way to the suburban sprawl of the British capital in the early twentieth century.
While the railway age came quickly to Victorian Britain, commuting took a slower journey to commonplace status. In the 1840s William Gladstone sought to make railway travel accessible to all, but commuting was experienced differently according to class and gender.
Duncan Gager is associate fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
The Alan Baxter Gallery is a five-minute walk from Farringdon Station. Turn right on exit of the Elizabeth Line station and follow the road round to the right (Cowcross Street). No 75 The Gallery is on the right-hand side.
Members of other Groups and visitors are welcome to meetings.
A voluntary contribution is requested of £3.00
Please email the secretary Richard Lasson londongroupsecretary@rchs.org.uk with any queries.