At the beginning of the 20th century early plans for the Great Northern and Strand Railway (later incorporated into the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway and now part of the Piccadilly line) included a proposal for the line to continue to Temple.
I begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede indeholdte tidlige planer for Great Northern and Strand Railway (senere inkorporeret ii Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway og nu en del af Piccadilly Line) et forslag for at banen skulle fortsætte til Temple.