Friday 19 May 2023

London Transport Posters - part 5

Early public transport in London began with horse-drawn omnibus services in 1829, which were gradually replaced by the first motor omnibuses in 1902. Over the years the private companies which began these services amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) to form a unified bus service. The Underground Electric Railways Company of London, also formed in 1902, unified the pioneering underground railway companies which built the London Underground; in 1912 the Underground Group took over the LGOC and in 1913 it also absorbed the London Tramway Companies. The Underground Group became part of the new London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933; Underground trains, buses and trams began to operate under the shorter London Transport brand name.

The London Transport name continued in use until 2000, although the political management of transport services changed several times. The LPTB oversaw transport from 1933 to 1947 until it was re-organised into the London Transport Executive (1948 to 1962). Responsibility for London Transport was subsequently taken over to the London Transport Board (1963 to 1969), the Greater London Council (1970 to 1984) and London Regional Transport (1984 to 2000). In 2000, as part of the formation of the new Greater London Authority, responsibility for London transport was taken over by a new transport authority, Transport for London (TfL), which is the publicly owned transport corporation for the London region today

London Underground: Colloquially known as the Tube, the London Underground was the first rapid transit system in the world, having begun operations in 1863. More than 3 million passengers travel on the Underground every day, amounting to over 1 billion passenger journeys per year for the first time in 2006


For earlier posters see parts 1 - 4 also.

This is part 5 of a 6-part series on London Transport Posters:


1933 Epsom Summer Meeting
Underground
artist: Andrew Power (Sybil Andrews)

1933 Excursions - Outings
London's Underground
artist: L. Richmond

1933 It's surprising what you see if you travel
Green Line or General
artist: Roy Meldrum

1933 Something different at every turn
Tramways or Underground
artist: Roy Meldrum

1933 London Transport opens a Window on London's Country
artist: Graham Sutherland

1933 London's Tramways
See More of London
artist: Ralph Rickman

1933 London's Tramways
St. James's Park - Tram services to Victoria & Westminster
artist: Leonard Cusden

1933 Orpheus At Whipsnade
Go by Green Line
artist: Herry (Heather) Perry

1933 Pantomimes Plays And Pictures
London Transport
artist: Charles Gerard Atkinson

1933 Ramble Around Guildford
Greenline - Underground
artist: S. Rhutney

1933 The Chess Valley for this week's ramble
Greenline
artist: Harry Beck (Henry Charles Beck)

1933 Whitsuntide Holiday
London Underground
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

1934 Aldershot Tattoo
Go By Private Bus - General
artist: Andrew Power (Sybil Andrews)

1934 At London's Service
London Transport
artist: A.A. Moore

1934 Bluebell Time
London Transport
artist: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen

1934 Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park
London Transport
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

1934 For The Zoo
Underground
artist: Maurice A. Miles

1934 Hampton Court
London Transport
artist: Adrian Allinson

1934 Kew Gardens by Underground
artist: Maurice A. Miles

1934 Windsor Castle
London Transport
artist: Adrian Allinson

1935 By Bus To The Pictures To-Night
artists: Tom Eckersley & Eris Lombers

1935 Epsom Spring Meeting
London Transport
artist: Laurence Bradshaw

1935 For London Drama
London Transport
artist: James A. Grant

1935 For London Spectacle
London Transport
artist: Francis Ernest Jackson

1935 Thanks To The Underground
artist: Zero (Hans Schleger)


1935 South
artist: John Mansbridge

1935 Kew Gardens
Cactus House - Go By Underground
artist: Kraber (John Rowland Barker)

1935 Kenwood
Underground - Tram 
artist: Margaret Calkin James

1935 It is better to Shop early Early in the month
artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis

1935 It is better to return early Early in the day
artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis

1935 For the Zoo By Tram to Camden Town
London Transport Tramways
artist: Rojan

1935 Underground Gets You There
artist: Zero (Hans Schleger)

1936 For The Museums
artist: John Banting

1936 South Kensington (Museums)
artist: John Banting

1936 Houses of Parliament
artist: Herbert Alker Tripp

1936 Imperial War Museum
artist: Edward Alexander Wadsworth

1936 The Tower of London
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

1936 Westminster Abbey
 artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

1936 Westminster From The Thames
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

Wednesday 17 May 2023

London Transport Posters - part 4

Early public transport in London began with horse-drawn omnibus services in 1829, which were gradually replaced by the first motor omnibuses in 1902. Over the years the private companies which began these services amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) to form a unified bus service. The Underground Electric Railways Company of London, also formed in 1902, unified the pioneering underground railway companies which built the London Underground; in 1912 the Underground Group took over the LGOC and in 1913 it also absorbed the London Tramway Companies. The Underground Group became part of the new London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933; Underground trains, buses and trams began to operate under the shorter London Transport brand name.

The London Transport name continued in use until 2000, although the political management of transport services changed several times. The LPTB oversaw transport from 1933 to 1947 until it was re-organised into the London Transport Executive (1948 to 1962). Responsibility for London Transport was subsequently taken over to the London Transport Board (1963 to 1969), the Greater London Council (1970 to 1984) and London Regional Transport (1984 to 2000). In 2000, as part of the formation of the new Greater London Authority, responsibility for London transport was taken over by a new transport authority, Transport for London (TfL), which is the publicly owned transport corporation for the London region today

London Underground: Colloquially known as the Tube, the London Underground was the first rapid transit system in the world, having begun operations in 1863. More than 3 million passengers travel on the Underground every day, amounting to over 1 billion passenger journeys per year for the first time in 2006


For earlier posters see parts 1 - 3 also.

This is part 4 of a 6-part series on London Transport Posters:


1928 Lepidoptera
Natural History Museum
artist: Austin Cooper

1928 Molesey Regatta
Underground
artist: (C.C.S.)

1928 Season Tickets Save Time
artist: Alfred Clive Gardiner

1928 The Tate Gallery
artist: Rex Whistler

1928 The Way Out - The Night Out
Underground
artist: Harold Sandys Williamson

1928 There And Back By Underground
artist: Harold Sandys Williamson

1928 White City at 8 p.m.
artist: Thomas Ivester Lloyd

c1928 London's Tramways - St James Park
artist: P. Irwin Brown

1929 Buy A Season Ticket Here
artist: Jeffryes

1929 By Underground To Kew Gardens Station
artist: Wilfrid Rene Wood

1929 Flowers of the Riverside
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer

1929 Hampton Court by Tram
artist: Fred Taylor

1929 London's Tramways - St James Park
artist: W. Gale Harris

1929 London's Tramways
The Zoo by Tram to Camden Town
artist: Tony Castle

1929 No Wet - No Cold
Underground
artist: Frederick Schneider Manner

1929 North Downs By Motor-Bus
General
artist: Gregory Brown

1929 Southend-On-Sea
artist: Charles Pears

1929 The Tower of London
artist: Clive Gardiner

1930 Hampstead
for the Heights o' London
artist: Kate M. Burrell

1930 Safety Underground
artist: Alan Rogers

1930 Speed - Underground
artist: Alan Rogers

1930 Southend - Underground
 artist: Charles Pears


1930 Summer Days
Underground
artist: Vladimir Polunin

1930 Summer Nights
Underground
artist: Vladimir Polunin

1930s Crutch House - Latton Harlow
artist: Frederick Charles Herrick

1930s Hampton Court - Open Daily
Artist: not found

1931 "As we dance round a-ring-a-aring..."
By Green Line
artist: Andre Edouard Marty

1931 "Away to the green, green country,..."
 By Underground
artist: Andre Edouard Marty

1931 "Come, o wings of joy we'll fly..."
 By General
artist: Andre Edouard Marty

1931 "Where runs the river?..."
 By Tramways
artist: Andre Edouard Marty

1931 Shop Between 10 and 4
The Quiet Hours and by Underground
artist: Edward McKnight Kauffe
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1931 Why not the thrilling 'thirties?
and- By Underground!
artist: Harold Sandys Williamson

1932 At London's Service
artist: Clive Gardiner

1932 Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens
and the General Country
artist: Margaret Calkin James

1932 Wood - General Transport
artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis

1933 Heath - Underground
artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis

1933 River Trolleybus
artists: Clifford & Rosemary Ellis

1933 "I Love the Park..."
Underground
artist: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen

1933 by Underground
artist: Stanislaus S. Longley

1933 by Underground
artist: Stanislaus S. Longley

1933 Coach Route L For This Week's Ramble
Green Line
artist: Roger Kemble Furse

1933 Go out by "General' Bus
artist: Jean Dupas

1933 To-day in comfort by "Green Line" Coach
artist: Jean Dupas