Set of 3 London Underground Station Redevelopment Posters 1965-1967. Designed by E Barker.

Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Transport. Double Royal size 101cmx63cm. Oxford Circus (1966) Print Code 866/2371M/500 (R). London Bridge (1965) Print Code 165/60B/3000. Euston Underground Station (1967) 167/124M/1500. Condition: Very good. Stored rolled. some creases.

Literally 'lifting the lid' on the awesome engineering and architectural feat of a London Underground station, these posters beautifully drawn by E Barker gave Londoners a new perspective of their city.

I can find very little on 'E Barker', only that 'they' designed posters for London Transport 1965-1974 (mainly similar 3 dimensional station drawings). Both Oxford Circus and Euston station developments were to accomodate the new Victoria Line. At both stations, new ticket halls, escalators, and lifts were constructed along with one-way passenger walkways. This was particularly challenging at Oxford Circus which was constructed beneath the Regent St/Oxford St junction, where traffic was diverted over a temporary bridge for nearly 6 years. Euston Station was badly damaged in the Blitz of WWII and a lot of its redevelopment, which included an upgrade tor he Underground station, didnt happen until the 1960s.

These futuristic visions of progress must have instill optimism in Londoners at a time when the country was in fact close to a financial catastrophe.