The seminal and pioneering London Underground is more than a mass
transportation network - it is a style icon, its history involving some
of the most important architects and artists of their time. Exploring
Frank Pick's vision through the development of Metroland to Holden's
innovative designs, David Long expertly weaves the story of the
Underground - its abundance of characters (some good, some not so good),
design firsts and brand identity - with Jane Magarigal's atmospheric
photography. From suburban expansion to Blitz bombings and Soviet
adulation, this book celebrates what remains a magnificent engineering
and aesthetic achievement while providing an affectionate if slightly
elegiac portrait of a London which is now gone for good.