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Our Q stock story – Restoring three rare 1930s Underground train cars
By Katariina Mauranen, , 3 minute readKatariina Mauranen explores our ambitious project to restore three Q stock cars into operational condition and the history of these unique trains
We take a look back at five years of the Battle Bus project, restoring a vintage bus and a community programme exploring the war
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Spiral escalator: An engineering wonder ahead of its time
By Laura Sleath,In 1988, the rusty remains of an engineering experiment were found buried at the bottom of a lift shaft at Holloway Road station. Laura Sleath explores more about this engineering wonder ahead of its time.
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Poster Girls - Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964)
, 1 minute readDavid Bownes, co-curator of our Poster Girls exhibition, talks about one of the illustrators featured in the exhibition, Mabel Lucie Attwell.
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C&RE - A modern couple who brought a new aesthetic to 1930s poster art
, 2 minute readFind out about Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, the husband and wife designer duo who shared artistic and marital equality.
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Digging Deeper - A New Discovery
By Simon Murphy, , 2 minute readDiscover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.
Did you know that we have a 'pirate' bus in our collection? Find out more about the Chocolate Express bus on display at the Museum Depot, and why it is known as a pirate bus from the 1920s.
Our Director San Mullins remembers Bryan Avery, the architect who led the design team for the extension and refurbishment of the Museum in November 2007.