Poster; Evolution of London; 1914 - 1936, by Zero (Hans Schleger), 1936

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Reference number	1983/4/4469
Artist	Zero
Dates	1936
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	36.2354.2000
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	London Passenger Transport Board B-type Suburbs
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

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

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Evolution of London; 1914 - 1936
  Text	1914 - The waves of building follow the suburban railway lines: 16 miles across , they stretch from Woolwich to Brentford, from Tottenham to Croydon. In the centre, buildings grow higher, concentrating the daytime population, intensifying traffic. Transport cramped by congested building, burrows underground. Since 1889 the L.C.C. has laboured to govern an ever-growing London. 1936 - Traffic, the life's blood of a new London measuring 25 miles across, is aided by a bold programme of Underground extensions and arterial roads. Travel by road, quiescent almost a century, comes into its own again. London Transport, unifying at one stroke every branch of passenger transport in London, brings order and control to the daily travel of millions.

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Zero, 1936
  Printer	The Baynard Press,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1936