AN exhibition of posters from the 1920s and 1930s, which attempted to encourage people to use public transport, are set to go on display.

A series of artists were commissioned by London Transport to produce these exciting posters which showcase iconic designs.

They are on loan from London's Transport Museum and will be displayed at the Museum of St Albans in Hatfield Road.

With the historic St Albans Abbey, medieval Clock Tower, the excavations in progress on the site of the Roman town of Verulamium and the newly landscaped lake in the park, 1930s St Albans provided a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of London life.

In the years between the two world wars, St Albans emerged as a popular destination for day-trippers.

Along with posters for the London Underground, the exhibition will include posters advertising the Number 84 bus, which still serves the city to this day.

Councillor Melvyn Teare, the district council's portfolio holder for culture and heritage, said: "Posters are an excellent media for promoting places and St Albans should be proud of the range of posters on display at the museum - a great treat for all the family."

The exhibition will also host a display from Dangerfield Press, a St Albans company which printed many posters for London Transport, photographs and postcards of the city at the time and archaeological finds from some of the first Verulamium excavations.

The exhibition, which opens on July 7 and runs until November 18, also includes fun activities for children and all the family.