Birthplace of Tube Map designer is awarded the English Heritage Blue Plaque.
Harry Beck (1902 – 1974), an English engineering draftsman, designed the original world famous and iconic London Underground map in 1931.
The idea was to make the vast network a simple and easy way to navigate through the different lines on the London Underground, this revolutionised and defined the design for all underground maps around the world.
Today, 80 years later, Harry Beck’s birthplace in Wesley Road, Leyton, east London has been awarded an English Heritage Blue Plaque in his honour.
His original design has been developed and extended to adjust for today’s vast Underground and Overground Network.