From tgw1001@hermes.cam.ac.ukThu Mar 16 11:09:08 1995 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 13:38:29 -0800 (PST) From: Tim Wells To: Gopher-Submit Subject: |curc| London Underground's Stations Minutes of the CURC Meeting 10/2/95 Mr. G. Buck, "London Underground's Stations" The meeting was held in the Buckingham Room, Magdalene at 2045. The oldest surviving architecture on the Underground dates from 1868 and the Hammersmith and City line. This was the start of our look at the history of the Underground's architecture. After the origins of the Metropolitan and District line, we moved onto the City and South London, one notable item being the carved stonework on the side of Moorgate station, depicting the trains running under the Thames. Moving on again, 1906 brought the construction of other lines and the use of plum coloured glazed tiles. We then moved on through the Roman Villa style and into the reign of Charles Holden. The 1930s brought his "brick boxes with concrete lids". All of these were different, but clearly very similar in style, creating the corporate image. One example was Arnos Grove, which made all the architectural textbooks. Later extensions and redevelopmenmt brought newer designs - one based on three glass panels being prominent. Eventually we progressed through the sixties into the Metal and Glass of the Docklands Railway. After questions and curiosities, the meeting was closed at 2239.