Request ID: FOI-2255-2122 Date published: 19 January 2022
You asked
Could you please give me a list of all busts, statues, artwork and artefacts that have been removed from your premises since January 2020?
Could you also provide me with the reason given for each of these removals along with the date each was removed?
My request is about permanent removals relating to reasons of historical or political insensitivity so not temporary removals for repairs or those items which were sold.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2255-2122
Thank you for your request received on 22 December 2021 asking for information about items removed from the London Transport Museum.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
Since January 2020, no busts, statues, artwork or artefacts have been permanently removed from London Transport Museum premises in Covent Garden or the Depot at Acton for reasons of historical or political insensitivity.
If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
