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, 2 August 2018In 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)
4 July 2018, 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
19 April 2018, 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, 26 September 2017, 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.
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An original London Pirate: 1924 LB5 Chocolate Express
10 September 2017, 2 minute readDid 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.
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The 1951 Festival of Britain showcase of new London Transport R49 Stock
3 May 2017, 1 minute readDid you know that the Festival of Britain is where the R49 Stock was first showcased? Find out more in this blog celebrating the anniversary of the Festival of Britain which opened on 3 May 1951.
It's the 75th anniversary of Frank Pick's death. Celebrate some of his greatest accomplishments, which make our lives easier today.