{"product_id":"uckfield-tube-map","title":"Uckfield Tube Map Art Print - A Gift For Locals","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Uckfield people who have never once found something worth hanging that is actually about Uckfield, because this gives the town the London Underground treatment, down to Smelly Ditch and Rozzers. It is titled A Not Very Useful Uckfield Tube Map for good reason. It is not trying to help you get anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A2 or A1, with US sizing at 24x18in and 36x24in, unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI drew this from the location map and from knowing the place, turning the town into a transit network with landmarks, streets and local quirks as stations. Ten lines, a river and a subtitle that reads Local Lines For Local People.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Uckfield tube map art makes a gift locals keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe usual town souvenir could be any town. This one only works if you know Uckfield, which is the entire point of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery line has at least one joke buried in it. It rewards every closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lines are the Manor, the Circle, the Buxted, the Cinema and the East Sussex Golf Course, with the River Uck running across the whole thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe golf course gets its own line and six of its holes, plus a golf buggy interchange, which is the only sensible way to get between Hole 18 and East Hoathly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best joke on the map is the Buxted line marked as incomplete. It runs, in dotted purple, to Crypt and Hamilton Palace, which anyone local will understand immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a Proposed New Line for 2025, marked Subject to More Houses, and it calls at Horstedpond and Ridgewood Farm. Elsewhere you will find North More Houses and East More Houses, which is the same observation made twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal stations sit alongside the invented ones. Uckfield Picture House has its own cinema symbol, the mainline interchange at Uckfield is properly marked, and Piltdown sits at the far west end of the Circle line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree heritage railways connect into it. The Bluebell Line runs to Sheffield Park and Horsted Keynes, the Lavender Line reaches Isfield, and both are drawn as local interchanges with their own steam symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there are the stations that are simply true. Upper Bypass Rumble and Lower Bypass Rumble, Straight Half Mile, Bird in Eye, Wild Garlic, Heffer's House, Signal Box, and one marked only as TBA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow I make each print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, kitchen or local business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it an accurate map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, and the title says so. It is a tube map, which means it is about connections rather than distances, and a fair amount of it is a joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the stations real places?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of them. Uckfield Picture House, the golf course, Piltdown, the schools and the supermarkets are all there, alongside the invented ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is one line marked incomplete?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause of where it goes. Locals tend to work that one out on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the heritage railways on it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The Bluebell Line and the Lavender Line both connect in, with their own steam interchange symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a Lewes version?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is, and this map points to it. It is called A Useless Lewes Tube Map, which tells you roughly what to expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Tube Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/lewes-tube-map\" title=\"Lewes tube map art print\"\u003eLewes Tube Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is the companion piece, and this map points across to it at the bottom left corner. Both sit in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/sussex-lewes-uckfield-tube-maps\" title=\"Lewes and Uckfield Sussex tube map art prints\"\u003eLewes and Uckfield collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more Sussex, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/brighton-hove-albion-football-club-art-print-map\" title=\"Brighton and Hove Albion tube map art print\"\u003eBrighton and Hove Albion Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e covers the club rather than the town.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080256168311,"sku":"10-UCK-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080256201079,"sku":"30-UCK-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080256266615,"sku":"20-UCK-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080256299383,"sku":"50-UCK-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/UCKIELD-TUBE-MAP-04.jpg?v=1778849776","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/uckfield-tube-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}