Epping Forest - map from London Underground & General Bus guidebook, 1922
A sketch map of the Epping Forest (and North East London) area from a c1922 London Underground guidebook that included details of bus services run by the subsidiary London General Omnibus Company whose routes are shown as thick edged roads. The map shows much of the area, such as around Loughton, prior to the 1930s suburban expansion that built on the growth that had been triggered by the arrival of the main line railway in 1856/65. The Epping/Ongar branch would, in post-WW2 years be subsumed into London Transport's empire as part of the Central line. The guide was intended to help lure leisure travellers out - using the LGOC's extensive bus network and describing places of interest and 'rambles' int he vicinity.
The other item of note is the cartographer - "FHS" - Stingemore, who at the time also produced the Underground's pocket diagram (prior to the famous 1933 Beck version) and who also drew cartoons for the Underground Group's staff publications.
Epping Forest - map from London Underground & General Bus guidebook, 1922
A sketch map of the Epping Forest (and North East London) area from a c1922 London Underground guidebook that included details of bus services run by the subsidiary London General Omnibus Company whose routes are shown as thick edged roads. The map shows much of the area, such as around Loughton, prior to the 1930s suburban expansion that built on the growth that had been triggered by the arrival of the main line railway in 1856/65. The Epping/Ongar branch would, in post-WW2 years be subsumed into London Transport's empire as part of the Central line. The guide was intended to help lure leisure travellers out - using the LGOC's extensive bus network and describing places of interest and 'rambles' int he vicinity.
The other item of note is the cartographer - "FHS" - Stingemore, who at the time also produced the Underground's pocket diagram (prior to the famous 1933 Beck version) and who also drew cartoons for the Underground Group's staff publications.