Popular Post 6Foot2 Posted December 3, 2012 Popular Post Posted December 3, 2012 Link: The London Tube Map Archive Site last updated: 24 May 2002 From 1921: http://www.clarksbury.com/cdl/maps/tube21.jpg 5
6Foot2 Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) Lovely I really enjoy the history of The Tube Another website with a little London Underground history: Aldwych Station Link 1: A tour of Aldwych tube station [Page 1 of 3: 36 photos in the gallery] Link 2: Aldwych Station [Page 1 of 3: 39 photos in the gallery] Edit: Another website [this one specifically about the history of The Underground] Link 3: London Underground History - Disused Stations on London's Underground Edited December 4, 2012 by 6Foot2 Add detail to the post.
6Foot2 Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 http://wordpress.imiant.org.uk/emilie/files/2010/06/tubegeo1.jpg
6Foot2 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 On the subject of London Underground maps: Link: All sizes | Circular Tube Map by Max Roberts | Flickr - Photo Sharing! [Doesn't seem to add any clarity to me (compared to the more conventional Beck based maps)]
6Foot2 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Posted June 6, 2013 Ghost stations map: http://usvsth3m.co.uk/images/ghost-tube-map-large.jpg Link to Google map showing closed stations and details of why and when the stations were closed: Link: Disused London Tube Stations http://i.snag.gy/GCRRu.jpg
TechMonkey Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 If we are doing interesting history involving the Tube I found this... well interesting.
6Foot2 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Posted June 6, 2013 A map including the stations that might have been: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8381791088_6791d65b0c_h.jpg
6Foot2 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 For those who might be interested I found this today: Link: Events Calendar - London Transport Museum [Tours of Aldwych Disused Underground Station] Dates: 2-29 June Tickets: Adult £25.00, Concession £20.00 (Tickets will be released shortly). ...Tickets will be released for sale on Monday 10 February and must be booked in advance online or by calling 020 7565 7298. All tickets include a special souvenir booklet and a 50% discounted admission to London Transport Museum located approximately five minutes from Aldwych station... 1
john Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 For those who might be interested I found this today: Link: Events Calendar - London Transport Museum [Tours of Aldwych Disused Underground Station] Dates: 2-29 June Tickets: Adult £25.00, Concession £20.00 (Tickets will be released shortly). VERY much worth a trip @robk and @EduTech did it last year with my goodself and was a nice trip
robk Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Certainly well worth the visit! @Ric_ and @littleMiss have you both seen this one? 1
TheScarfedOne Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Oooh, sounds like another edugeek London meetup
6Foot2 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Posted June 24, 2015 Tube Map Timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Tldw1c0K0 1
6Foot2 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 Link: A History of the London Tube Maps [1863 - present]
6Foot2 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Posted November 12, 2016 London Underground tours: Link 1: Euston station - London Transport Museum Link 2: 55 Broadway - London Transport Museum Link 3: Clapham South - London Transport Museum [Limited tickets for 2 - 26 March 2017] Link 4: Down Street - London Transport Museum Link 5: Highgate - London Transport Museum
robk Posted November 12, 2016 Posted November 12, 2016 London Underground tours: Link 1: Euston station - London Transport Museum Link 2: 55 Broadway - London Transport Museum Link 3: Clapham South - London Transport Museum [Limited tickets for 2 - 26 March 2017] Link 4: Down Street - London Transport Museum Link 5: Highgate - London Transport Museum @john have you seen these....
6Foot2 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 Link: Becksploitation: The over‐use of a cartographic icon When one thinks of a map depicting London, generally the image that appears is that of the map designed by Henry (Harry) Beck (1902 – 1974). It has become a design icon despite the fact that it eschews topography (other than the River Thames) and focuses on the simplified depiction of the topology of the Underground rail network. Beck’s map, designed in 1931, and first made available to London commuters in 1933, has become the image of the geography of London and, generally, the mental map that defines how London ‘works’...
6Foot2 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Posted May 17, 2017 Link: Citylines [London Underground animated map: 1833 - 2017]
6Foot2 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Posted April 20, 2018 Lovely I really enjoy the history of The Tube 1
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