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40 x 50, Royal Quad, vintage "Visitor's London" map produced by London Transport, likely from the mid-20th century. The map shows a geographically accurate layout of central London's underground and bus routes, along with an index of places of interest.
The address provided on the map, 55 Broadway, SW1, is significant because it was the headquarters of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (the main forerunner of London Underground) and later London Transport from 1929 until 2020. The phone number "ABBEY 1234" is also a historical detail, as "Abbey" was a common telephone exchange name for the area around Westminster.
The map's style, with its focus on geographical accuracy, contrasts with the more famous and widely used topological map designed by Harry Beck, which simplified the network using straight lines and 45-degree angles starting in 1933 |
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