Poster; London Rovers, by Peter Roberson, 1958

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Reference number	1983/4/6974
Description	London Transport commissioned this poster in 1958 to promote the Twin Rover ticket. At 8 shillings and sixpence the ticket permitted Underground travel as well as travel on central bus services. In Peter Roberson's design, the bus stop represents a gateway to the magnificent monuments and buildings the City has to offer. The text at the bottom is from the poem Scherzando, by William Ernest Henley, which was published in 1893 in London Voluntaries. The poster challenges the public to identify the poem, offering a prize of two free Twin Rover tickets for the first ten correct answers.
Artist	Peter Roberson
Dates	1958
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	258/372M/2500 758/1577S/500
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Red Bus Rovers Poems Bus stops St Paul's Cathedral Westminster Abbey Tower Bridge Tower of London Nelson's Column Tickets & fares Buildings & monuments
Completeness	89% 89% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Grey Yellow Light Green

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	London Rovers
  Text	'The height and spread of frontage shining sheer The quiring signs, the rejoicing roofs and spires - 'Tis El Dorado - El Dorado plain The Golden City...' Can you identify this quotation? Two TWIN ROVER tickets will be sent to each of the first ten applicants to name corerctly the author and the poem from which it is taken. Postcards please to the Publicity Officer, 55 Broadway, S.W.1.

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Peter Roberson, 1958
  Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd, 1958
  Publisher	London Transport, 1958

• Associated companies, people and places

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  Borough	Greater London,