Harry beck wife

   14 Wesley Road, Leyton

Harry was born at 14 Wesley Road, Leyton, on the 4th June 1902, to Eleanor Louisa Beck (nee Crouch) and Joshua Beck.

   1908 map, predating Harry Beck's map

From around 1909 a new type of 'map' appeared inside the train cars; it was a non-geographic linear diagram, in most cases a simple straight horizontal line, which equalized the distances between stations. By the late 1920s most Underground lines and some mainline (especially LNER) services displayed these, many of which had been drawn by George Dow. It was, however Beck, who had the idea of creating a full system map in colour. He believed that Underground passengers were not concerned with geographical accuracy and were more interested in how to get from one station to another and where to change trains.
Beck's Original Map, simple and easy to readWhile working on an electrical circuit diagram, Beck came up with this idea of prioritizing the map of the subway system i Frank pick!