Celebrating the London Underground

I went to London today and travelled on the underground but, not being a Londoner, I have to say that I'd never heard of the Boston Manor station until I saw the stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first London underground train journey.

According to Wikipedia "Between 1932 and 1934 the station was rebuilt to replace the 1883 station building. The new station was designed by Stanley Heaps in the modern European style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden. The design uses brick, reinforced concrete and glass. Occupying a narrow site because of the approach to the adjoining depot, the station was built out over the tracks. The distinctive tower feature, with an illuminated leading edge and roundel rises high above the low structure and helps identify the station from a distance, was strongly influenced by contemporary Dutch and German architecture and was intended to create a landmark building amid an area of low-rise suburban housing."

I find the stamp design really interesting and I'm sure there's many a good blip to be had if you're ever travelling on the Piccadilly line and happen to stop off at Boston Manor! :)