Nick Harrison on Flickr Sir Allen Lane 1902-1970 publisher, was inspired to create Penguin Books at this station in 1934 Exeter St David's railway station, Exeter by Penguin Books Colour: orange Wikimedia: Copy to clipboard Flickr: Copy to clipboard [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Nick Harrison on Flickr Sir Allen Lane CH 1902-1970 founder in 1935 of Penguin Books lived here from 1910 to 1919