Last night’s talk from Mark Purdoe took us on a trip around the architectural styles of the stations on the london underground network.
Starting with the near surface stations from the “cut & cover” era, we were transported down through temporary, functional, art deco, suburban house and modern styles, finally ariving at a few abandoned or long since demolished locations. Clearly the favourites were the art deco stations, but it was also interesting to learn of the “house style” of the various companies that became the lines we know today.
Mark’s quirky style raised many a wry smile, espeically once we started to see 60’s architcteure raise it’s (very) ugly head! As a one-time london resident, I learnt a few things that I had never noticed about locations I have passed many a time, and will look at the tube with a more discerning eye next time I am up in town.