Tag: Mappy Monday

Mappy Monday – A-Z celebrates 80th Anniversary

They’ve certainly come a long way since founder, Phyllis Pearsall walked the streets of London creating the first A-Z. The company has an amazing history and has been helping people find their way for 80 years, teaching Taxi drivers the Knowledge and more recently, giving people something to colour in.

These London A-Zs are amongst the earliest copies in the company’s possession. The one on the left, from 1938 is one shilling, equivalent to 5 pence today, while the 1953 2/6 edition would have been 12.5 pence
These London A-Zs are amongst the earliest copies in the company’s possession. The one on the left, from 1938 is one shilling, equivalent to 5 pence today, while the 1953 2/6 edition would have been 12.5 pence

We have a particular penchant for A-Z maps here at Stanfords because the lower ground floor in our Long Acre store is in fact a giant A-Z map of London. It’s been the setting of many a shoefie.

Our lower ground floor is great for plotting runs.
Our lower ground floor is great for plotting runs.

 

Happy birthday A-Z. You look great for 80. ????

Read A-Z’s blog post celebrating 80 years of history: az.co.uk/blog

Mappy Monday – Colormaps

Looking for a different perspective of the world? These Colormaps are something a bit different from the political maps (each country is represented in a different colour) and physical maps (bodies of water, mountains and the contours of the lands surface and other typography are represented) that you usually see on walls. Continue reading Mappy Monday – Colormaps

Mappy Monday- Art Deco London Map

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Art Deco London Map £8.00

This new map from Blue Crow Media features London’s finest Art Deco buildings including lots of Piccadilly line tube stations, Battersea Power Station, Arsenal Stadium, Brockwell Lido, Hoover Building, The Savoy and The Grampians. Continue reading Mappy Monday- Art Deco London Map

Mappy Monday- We have this thing with our floors

We are big fans of the popular Instagram account @Ihavethisthingwithfloors where feet meet nice floors around the world.

If you have visited our London store you might have noticed our bespoke floors.

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