With its clean lines and functional spacious design the northern terminus of the Picadilly Underground Line heralded a modern Britain.
Opening in 1933, Cockfosters is the most distinctive and avant-garde station on the London Underground network, eschewing Victorian style brick in favour of concrete and glass, foretelling the arrival of postwar brutalist architecture.
Designed by the renowned Underground station architect Charles Holden the design borrows heavily from European and Scandinavian modernism, creating a building that blends the appearance of the interior of a church with a light-filled library.
The Piccadilly line (originally called the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway) first opened the electric line in 1906 along a route from Hammersmith (west) to Finsbury Park (north).
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Super interesting and lovely pictures.
Fabulous pictures.
What a gorgeous station.
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