I grew up through the late 1930s (yes, I am that old) and I have always been fascinated by the London Underground and the way it led to the urbanisation of the countryside.
The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is staging an exhibition of photographs and posters of the period, which you can see on this BBC slideshow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8305000/8305579.stm
Incidentally, the house I have shown at the top of this page, probably costing then £750, was recently sold for £420,000.
John Betjeman enthuses at:
