1973 London Underground Station Map - Quad Royal
London Underground Station Map - June 1973
Designed by Paul Garbutt, based on the original diagrammatic principles of HC Beck. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Transport. Quad Royal size 127cm x 101cm. Print Code 274/1222M/5000 June 1973. Condition: excellent with some signs of age. There is a brown discolouration running down the left side of the map for about 5 inches from the edge. This is hardly visible on the map side but quite noticeable on the rear. This will have simply been how the poster was stored rolled, with the dark paper on the outside of the roll.
This edition of the Garbutt Quad Royal poster shows the Jubilee Line (shown as 'Fleet Line') as under construction between Baker Street and Strand. This map has an overprint advising passengers that Strand Station will be closed for Rebuilding" Indeed the Northern line Strand station was closed on 4 June 1973 to enable the construction of the new Jubilee line platforms. These platforms were constructed between the Bakerloo line and Northern line platforms together with the long-missing below-ground interchange between those two lines. In anticipation of the new interchange station, from 4 August 1974 Charing Cross was renamed Charing Cross Embankment before becoming simply Embankment in 1976, thus ending 106 years of association with the name Charing Cross This edition also shows the Heathrow Extension as 'Under construction' which was opened in 1977.
The relationship between Harry Beck (creator of the Underground diagram) and London Transport was a tense and at times acrimonious one. For nearly 30 years, Harry Beck had managed to retain the responsibility for all revisions and edits of the diagram which by 1960 was a world-famous brand device that was synonmous with London.
However in 1960, the loose verbal agreement that Beck had long relied upon was ignored by Harold Hutchinson, Publicity Officer of London Transport, who decided to redraw the Underground Map and credit himself as designer. Beck was dismayed both at Hutchinsons poor design and the manner in which he was being treated. Despite dozens of letters and submitting three hand-drawn design proposals, London Transport never engaged his services again.
It was universally considered that the Harold Hutchinson design of 1960-1962 design was a poor one and Paul Garbutt (New Works Officer) decided to attempt a redesign and among the many improvements Garbutt introduced the 'Thermos-Flask' shape of the Circle line which remains to this day.
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London Underground Station Map - June 1973
Designed by Paul Garbutt, based on the original diagrammatic principles of HC Beck. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Transport. Quad Royal size 127cm x 101cm. Print Code 274/1222M/5000 June 1973. Condition: excellent with some signs of age. There is a brown discolouration running down the left side of the map for about 5 inches from the edge. This is hardly visible on the map side but quite noticeable on the rear. This will have simply been how the poster was stored rolled, with the dark paper on the outside of the roll.
This edition of the Garbutt Quad Royal poster shows the Jubilee Line (shown as 'Fleet Line') as under construction between Baker Street and Strand. This map has an overprint advising passengers that Strand Station will be closed for Rebuilding" Indeed the Northern line Strand station was closed on 4 June 1973 to enable the construction of the new Jubilee line platforms. These platforms were constructed between the Bakerloo line and Northern line platforms together with the long-missing below-ground interchange between those two lines. In anticipation of the new interchange station, from 4 August 1974 Charing Cross was renamed Charing Cross Embankment before becoming simply Embankment in 1976, thus ending 106 years of association with the name Charing Cross This edition also shows the Heathrow Extension as 'Under construction' which was opened in 1977.
The relationship between Harry Beck (creator of the Underground diagram) and London Transport was a tense and at times acrimonious one. For nearly 30 years, Harry Beck had managed to retain the responsibility for all revisions and edits of the diagram which by 1960 was a world-famous brand device that was synonmous with London.
However in 1960, the loose verbal agreement that Beck had long relied upon was ignored by Harold Hutchinson, Publicity Officer of London Transport, who decided to redraw the Underground Map and credit himself as designer. Beck was dismayed both at Hutchinsons poor design and the manner in which he was being treated. Despite dozens of letters and submitting three hand-drawn design proposals, London Transport never engaged his services again.
It was universally considered that the Harold Hutchinson design of 1960-1962 design was a poor one and Paul Garbutt (New Works Officer) decided to attempt a redesign and among the many improvements Garbutt introduced the 'Thermos-Flask' shape of the Circle line which remains to this day.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
London Underground Station Map - June 1973
Designed by Paul Garbutt, based on the original diagrammatic principles of HC Beck. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Transport. Quad Royal size 127cm x 101cm. Print Code 274/1222M/5000 June 1973. Condition: excellent with some signs of age. There is a brown discolouration running down the left side of the map for about 5 inches from the edge. This is hardly visible on the map side but quite noticeable on the rear. This will have simply been how the poster was stored rolled, with the dark paper on the outside of the roll.
This edition of the Garbutt Quad Royal poster shows the Jubilee Line (shown as 'Fleet Line') as under construction between Baker Street and Strand. This map has an overprint advising passengers that Strand Station will be closed for Rebuilding" Indeed the Northern line Strand station was closed on 4 June 1973 to enable the construction of the new Jubilee line platforms. These platforms were constructed between the Bakerloo line and Northern line platforms together with the long-missing below-ground interchange between those two lines. In anticipation of the new interchange station, from 4 August 1974 Charing Cross was renamed Charing Cross Embankment before becoming simply Embankment in 1976, thus ending 106 years of association with the name Charing Cross This edition also shows the Heathrow Extension as 'Under construction' which was opened in 1977.
The relationship between Harry Beck (creator of the Underground diagram) and London Transport was a tense and at times acrimonious one. For nearly 30 years, Harry Beck had managed to retain the responsibility for all revisions and edits of the diagram which by 1960 was a world-famous brand device that was synonmous with London.
However in 1960, the loose verbal agreement that Beck had long relied upon was ignored by Harold Hutchinson, Publicity Officer of London Transport, who decided to redraw the Underground Map and credit himself as designer. Beck was dismayed both at Hutchinsons poor design and the manner in which he was being treated. Despite dozens of letters and submitting three hand-drawn design proposals, London Transport never engaged his services again.
It was universally considered that the Harold Hutchinson design of 1960-1962 design was a poor one and Paul Garbutt (New Works Officer) decided to attempt a redesign and among the many improvements Garbutt introduced the 'Thermos-Flask' shape of the Circle line which remains to this day.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation