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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2006 8:26:30 GMT
One of my random curious questions!
Until a few years ago griffins appeared in various uniform badges etc. on the Underground, and I remember a reference on this forum somewhere to Griffin Tea in the canteens.
Does anybody know what the significance of the griffins was, when they were introduced, when they were phased out? Do griffins still linger anywhere?
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Post by citysig on Aug 3, 2006 9:30:02 GMT
Do griffins still linger anywhere? Only in certain darkened corners of certain buildings. We have a few at Baker Street. Throw them the odd digestive biscuit or bread roll and they seem relatively content ;D There are "elder" members of staff here who will no doubt be able to enlighten on the origin of the griffins. As much as I know they were basically a trademark of the company. |
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Post by Phil on Aug 3, 2006 22:11:47 GMT
Griffins linger alive and well on buttons of the ex LU waistcoat I have in my possession.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2006 0:11:34 GMT
The griffins are the symbol of the City of London. The white tiled platforms at Bank (Central) and Bank (Northern), and possibly Bank (DLR), all have griffins stamped into the tiling.
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Post by citysig on Aug 4, 2006 9:04:07 GMT
Please do not mention stamping and Griffins in the same sentence. I had to cover their eyes just now ;D
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Post by CSLR on Aug 4, 2006 9:26:57 GMT
We are referring to each of the little creatures as an LT 'Griffin', but the famous building - still I believe in use by LU and Metronet - is 'Griffith House'
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Post by prjb on Aug 4, 2006 22:31:00 GMT
I still have my old DMT hat and that has the gold embroidered Griffins, proper!
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Post by mandgc on Aug 5, 2006 4:04:54 GMT
I think the Griffin featured on the Stabler designed station tiles of the 1930 and 1940's.
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Post by william on Aug 5, 2006 6:56:20 GMT
The griffins are the symbol of the City of London. I believe TOK is correct. The Griffin is used as as a symbol of London. The Chiswick brewer Fullers also uses the Griffin as their Logo.  |
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Post by Oracle on Aug 5, 2006 7:06:13 GMT
And the symbol of the knight Faulk-la-halle, whose lands later became Vauxhall was a Wyvern, not a Griffin. So the Vauxhall Iron Foundry, which started making cars in Vauxhall and then moved to Luton took with them the Wyvern symbol. Wyverns get very cross if you call them Griffins, as in Griffin House, Vauxhall's HQ in Luton!
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Post by citysig on Aug 7, 2006 9:13:54 GMT
I still have my old DMT hat and that has the gold embroidered Griffins, proper! I still have mine too, though I got it for being in an old-fashioned Operational Manager's position, and not for being in one of those new fangled grades that came out ;D |
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Post by mandgc on Aug 12, 2006 0:00:16 GMT
When I joined LTE I was given an overcoat with 'A J S ' buttons on it together with some Griffin buttons to sew on. (I never did get around to sewing them on ! ) :-)
PS _ I also had Yellow Rings around the jacket cuffs. I cut these off when a kid asked me ,as I was walking to work, "What Ship are you on ? Mister ! "
Can you please use the modify button (top right of your post's) rather than posting two seperate post's.
Thanks, Colin.
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