London Underground Roundel
These early roundels framed with timber mouldings were introduced as station nameboards.
London underground roundel. Roundel enamel sections 50 robust crating. Designed to be used outside this can transform a garden or put a london theme to a bar office club man cave or room. London underground services on the east london line ceased in 2007 so that it could be extended and converted to london overground operation and in december 2009 the circle line changed from serving a closed loop around the centre of london to a spiral also serving hammersmith. Photograph from the london transport museum.
Fixings on the rear for easy attachment to a wall. In 1972 the roundel is officially named as the corporate symbol of london transport. These very rarely become available. The london underground roundel.
Part of the same collection is this london underground roundel 2 featuring the iconic london underground logo. 50 wide in full working order. The tube s roundel font and map are instantly associated with the london underground but when did they first come into existence and how long have they be. The new device gave prominence to the name of the station.
The bar and circle as it became known comprised a solid red enamel disc and horizontal blue bar. London underground roundel 2. The roundel symbol begins to appear on the sides of buses and a plain colour version with no text is introduced on underground trains. As a result the design research unit is employed to review the design and use of logo and typeface.
The roundel first appeared on underground station platforms in 1908.