Frank Pick
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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.
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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 SuburbWriters from United Kingdom 6
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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. He was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940.
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