London Underground

Станции Лондонского Метро начала XX века

 Oxford Circus Tube station, 1906: almost unrecognisable in this photo, Oxford Circus Tube station was initially two separate stations built by two different companies but serving the same stop.

 Covent Garden Tube station, 1907: look out for the tiled signage that you see here; it dates from the station's 1906 opening.

 Oakwood Tube Station, 1933: this is a station with romantic potential. The listings board were moved to comment that Oakwood's 'large panels of glazing make it particularly evocative when lit at night'.

 Hendon Central Tube station, 1934: the listings board were particularly struck by Hendon Central's 'grand Doric stone colonnade... and lofty ticket hall'.

 Chalk Farm Tube station, 1937: the most complete surviving example of a late 19th-century rural Metropolitan station, Chalk Farm Tube station was on the very outskirts of the city when constructed.

 St John's Wood Tube station, 1939: the station is crammed with rare features, including bronze escalator uplights and tiled depictions of famous London landmarks including St Paul's Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament.

West Acton Tube station 1955: opened in 1940, West Acton's dainty modernist style was a precursor to that seen at the Festival of Britain

 Belsize Park Tube station, 1936: designed by Leslie Green, the station's ox-blood facades were intended to give the transport system a consistent corporate image.

Perivale Tube station, 1954: originally named Perivale Halt, the station was designed in 1938 but due to the War it wasn't completed until 1947. It's much smaller than it should have been, too. A planned tower and extended wing were never constructed.

 Caledonian Road Tube station, 1907: pictured here shortly after its opening, the station still retains original tiled signage and an original shop front.

 Sudbury Town Tube-station 1958: now on the Piccadilly line, Sudbury Town was once part of the Metropolitan and District Lines. The Modernist design was unconventional but widely praised when the station opened.

 Wood Green Tube station 1938: rush hour at Wood Green. The station originally included an exhibition space but that was later converted into a staff club room.