The London Tube logo has its beginnings in a small Sussex village.

Ditchling was home to calligrapher and type designer, Edward Johnston, who designed the famous Underground bullseye logo and typeface.

Now his life and works are being celebrated at Ditchling Museum with the help of Mr Johnston's family and some pieces which have never been seen before.

Museum director Hilary Williams said: "We thought a wider audience would be interested in seeing his early designs for the London Underground when he tried out the logo in different colours."

The show is timed to coincide with the 100 year anniversary of Mr Johnston's most famous written work, Writing and Illuminating and Lettering, about calligraphy in the modern era, which has been republished all over the world, including Japan last year.

Mr Johnston invented the typeface, Johnston Sans, seen here, which was the precursor to the modern typewriter style Gill Sans. Eric Gill brought Mr Johnston to Ditchling, having been taught by him at the Central School of Arts.

The exhibition is curated by calligrapher Ewan Clayton and held in the village where Mr Johnston lived from 1912 until his death in 1944.

The exhibition, entitled With Pen Ink and Paper: Being Edward Johnston, runs from June 10 to October 1.