May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Fuel your imagination at our Festival of Curiosity this half term as your family enjoy curious and creative problem-solving challenges and meet real-world engineers. Follow our STEAM-inspired family trail, join an interactive workshop or storytelling session, and much more!

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Experience the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters during World War II, the warren of tunnels where Churchill sheltered.

Plan your school visit

Find the information you need to plan and book your visit to London Transport Museum in Covent Garden or the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, west London.

Poster; Underground Map, by Henry C Beck, 1939

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Reference number	1983/4/5305
Artist	Henry C Beck
Dates	1939
Collection	Posters
Object type	Map
Print code	39-4864G-5000
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground diagram
Completeness	84%

Physical description

Dimensions
Attribute Value
Height
1016mm
Width
1270mm
Descriptive size
Quad royal
Item content
Attribute Value
Object title
Underground Map
Text
London Underground Transport
People involved

Role Person(s) involved
Artist
Henry C Beck, 1939
Printer
Waterlow & Sons Ltd,
Publisher
London Transport, 1939

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May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Plan your school visit

Production; London Transport Cine-Gazette No 14 - Do you remember?, British Transport Films, 1955

Poster; Underground Map, by Henry C Beck, 1939

Physical description

People involved

Harry Beck, 1902-1974

Opening times

Museum galleries and Shop

Role	Person(s) involved
Artist	Henry C Beck, 1939
Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd,
Publisher	London Transport, 1939

Dimensions
Attribute	Value
Height	1016mm
Width	1270mm
Descriptive size	Quad royal

Poster; Underground Map, by Henry C Beck, 1939

Main details

Physical description

People involved

Museum galleries and Shop