London Under is a wonderful, atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs & streams & Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts & modern Tube stations. The depth below is hot, warmer than the surface, & tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness, real & fictional ...

” London Under” is an atmospheric, imaginative introduction to everything that goes on under London, from original springs & streams & Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts & modern Underground stations. This book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, both real & fictional, that dwell in the darkness
- rats & eels, monsters & ghosts. From the Anglo-Saxon graves under St Paul`s, to the hydraulic device in Kensal Green cemetery which lowered bodies into the catacombs below, to the fossils uncovered when the Victoria Line was built & the gold bars within the Bank of England`s vaults, ” London Under” takes you into a hidden world, beneath our feet.
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London has been under attack for literally centuries. Michael Foley`s book records the dramatic military history of the capital from Roman times until the Second World War & beyond. Throughout its early history London was at the centre of hostilities, not always instigated by foreign enemies, but more often from the city`s own inhabitants or those from other parts of Britain. As well as the terrible Blitz on London during the Second World War, earlier conflicts which made an impact on the city are also documented, including the Civil Wars of twelfth & seventeenth centuries, the wars between King John & the barons, uprisings against the poll tax, the Gordon Riots & numerous other rebellions & conflicts that have been largely forgotten in the twenty-first century. London Under Attack is a must-read for all those interested in military history as well as the turbulent history of our nation`s capital & draws some interesting comparisons between the past & modern times. ...

The seminal & pioneering London Underground is more than a mass transportation network
- it is a style icon, its history involving
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Which was the first underground line built? Where are the abandoned ‘ghost’ stations on the network? Which underground station has the longest escalator? Find the answers to these & many other amazing & extraordinary aspects of the London Underground in this absorbing collection of stories & trivia. From grand & impractical visions, colourful characters & shady dealers, to political wranglings & financial disasters, there is something for every enthusiast to dip into. Written by Stephen Halliday, a historian specialising in British & industrial history. ...

The London Transport Museum holds one of the world`s greatest collections of urban transport, social history & design, with a poster archive comprising thousands of posters & original artworks. For over 100 years, since the first graphic poster for London Underground in 1908, Transport for London has commissioned work from the best artists & designers around for their iconic Tube posters, a selection of which are included in this boxed set of 50 postcards to send, keep or frame. ...

Celebrating 150 years of brilliant Underground history
- this book is packed with puzzles, quizzes & games
- with cool things

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This superb folded wall map of the London Underground & Transport for London rail services, shows the class diagrammatic Tube ...

Alexander Korda`s 1936 film The Shape of Things to Come predicted the nightmare of aerial bombing against London. Even as the storm clouds gathered, the government was woefully slow in protecting its civilian population. Some problems, such as the risk of a catastrophic flooding of the Underground network, were anticipated. But the enduring image of the Blitz is the spontaneous & community driven adoption of the Underground stations as a safe refuge from the raids. As Londoners settled into their new subterranean routine the government ordered the construction of purpose-built deep shelters & most of these still exist. In London Underground at War Nick Cooper examines the impact of the war on the running of the Tube & the plans to protect the system. He asks what life was like for those who sought safety underground & pays tribute to the many `shelterers` who lost their lives in the raids. These cruel, wanton, indiscriminate bombings of London are, of course, a part of Hitler`s invasion plans. He hopes, by killing large numbers of civilians, & women & children, that he will terrorize & cow the people of this mighty imperial city
- Little does he know the spirit of the British nation, or the tough fibre of the Londoners. Winston Churchill, radio broadcast, Sept 1940
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London Underground By Design is the beautifully illustrated new book from Mark Ovenden, the acclaimed author of Great Railway Maps of the World, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Tube in 2013. Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world`s first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris & beyond. London Underground by Design is the first meticulous study of every aspect of that feat, a comprehensive history of one of the world`s most celebrated design achievements, & of the visionaries who brought it to life. Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, Mark Ovenden charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior & textile styles, posters, signage & graphic design & how these came together to shape not just the Underground`s identity, but the character of London itself. This is the story of celebrated designers
- from Frank Pick, the guru who conceptualised the modern Tube`s look under the `design fit for purpose` mantra, to Harry Beck, Tube diagram creator, & from Marion Dorn, one of the twentieth century`s leading textile designers, to Edward Johnston, creator of the distinctive font that bears his name, as well as Leslie Green, designer of central London`s distinctive ruby-red tiled stations, & the Design Research Unit`s head, Misha Black, who in the 1960s rebranded British Railways & created the Victoria line`s distinctive style, & Sir Norman Foster, architect of Canary Wharf station. ” Fascinating.. .authoritative.. .bristles with photographs I`ve never seen before.. .the book does ample justice to a network that
- overcrowded & overpriced
- is a glorious palimpsest of design”. (Andrew Martin, Observer). ”I wouldn`t ordinarily enthuse about one book at such length, but this is an important work.. .not because it`s an entertaining read (it is), but because it identifies the birth of a brand.. .and records the birth of a new idea
- the transport interchange”. (Kevin Mc Cloud, Grand Designs Magazine).” Mark Ovenden has devotedly documented the designs associated with [the Underground].. .”addictive” for anyone interested in the look of everyday life”. (Telegraph). ” This beautifully illustrated history is a worth tribute [to 150 years of design]”. (Shortlist). ”A wonderful, handsome book.. .it makes me want to nerd out, get a travel card & whiz out to the strange ends of Metroland or the UFO shape of Southgate station”. (Robert Bownes/ Andrew Tuck, Monocle Weekly (Radio programme)). Mark Ovenden is a British writer & broadcaster. His previous books are Metro Maps of the World, Paris Metro Style & Great Railway Maps of the World. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society & lives in London.



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