{"product_id":"way-out-victorian-underground-tile-photography-by-elliott-best","title":"Way Out — Victorian Underground Tile, Photography by Elliott Best","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwo Words. A Hundred and Fifty Years of London.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere beneath the streets of London, set into a wall that has absorbed the rumble of trains since the Victorian era, two words are spelled out in glazed tile: \u003cstrong\u003eWAY OUT\u003c\/strong\u003e. The lettering is confident, the colours — greens and yellows — still vivid after a century and a half of commuters rushing past without a second glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Photograph\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn original photograph by Elliott Best, taken in situ on the London Underground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictorian encaustic and glazed tiles in greens and yellows — colours chosen for visibility in the gaslit tunnels of the 1860s and 1870s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe typography is a masterclass in Victorian public lettering — authoritative, legible, and quietly beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA document of living history: these tiles are still doing the job they were made to do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe History\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe London Underground opened in 1863, making it the world's first metropolitan railway. Its Victorian stations were tiled with care — each line, each station, its own palette and character. The \"WAY OUT\" signs were a practical necessity that became, over time, an accidental design icon. This photograph makes the accident permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon Underground enthusiasts, lovers of Victorian design and typography, collectors of original urban photography, and anyone who has ever walked past something extraordinary without quite knowing why it stopped them. A print full of quiet wit and deep history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliott Best","offers":[{"title":"COLLECTOR – 11x14in \/ 28x36cm","offer_id":47350113370283,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GALLERY – 18x24in \/ 46x61cm","offer_id":47350113403051,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"STATEMENT – 36x48in \/ 91x122cm","offer_id":47350113435819,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/7621\/8539\/files\/WAYOUTLONDONTUBESTATIONTILEHR.png?v=1783279401","url":"https:\/\/elliottbest.com\/products\/way-out-victorian-underground-tile-photography-by-elliott-best","provider":"Elliott Best","version":"1.0","type":"link"}