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Frank Pick
British transport administrator · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1878 to 1941 · aged 62
Frank Pick Hon. RIBA was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1906.
Frank Pick is read about 20 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 26 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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The first Underground branded map from 1908, showing the UERL's lines and those of the other tube companies and the Metropolitan Railway![One of Pick's first poster commissions from 1908,[18] extolling the benefits of living in Golders Green, which the Underground had recently reached](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Golders_Green_poster_1908.png/330px-Golders_Green_poster_1908.png)
One of Pick's first poster commissions from 1908,[18] extolling the benefits of living in Golders Green, which the Underground had recently reached
One of the early red disc station "bulls-eyes" introduced by Frank Pick, still in place at Ealing Broadway
South Wimbledon station (1926), one of Charles Holden's new stations on the C&SLR extension to Morden
Sudbury Town station (1931), the first of Charles Holden's stations on the Piccadilly line
The London Passenger Transport Area (outlined in red) extended far beyond the area of the County of London (shaded grey)
Pick's home at 15 Wildwood Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb
About this person
He was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1941 · aged 62
