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This is the story of a town-planning cock-up known as the Northern Heights Plan which, if completed, would have meant miles of extra houses and tube stations to the North West of London.
In the 70s, an ambitious road-building project called 'Ringways' was cancelled and London narrowly escaped a fate much worse than traffic jams.
Think you know the story of how the iconic London Underground map came into being? Think again, as Jay reveals the story of...Fred Stingemore!
We discuss the impact Harry Beck's map has had over the decades and whether or not in recent years the map has become a bit rubbish.
