| Summary : Turnpike Lane station was built as part of a shopping centre and transport interchange between train, bus and tram. Built to the designs of Charles Holden, the station opened on 19th September 1932 to serve the northern extension of the Piccadilly Line. It is constructed from red brick with grey diaper infill to reinforced concrete; concrete frame partially exposed. The concrete slab roof is expressed as a broad cornice under a deep waves. The station is rectangular in plan making bold use of a corner sire, with single-storey double entrances under curved slab rises to trhe booking hall - of double height though partially sunken - and offices set between two ventilation towers, that to Greens Lane sporting logos 'UndergrounD'. All windows are metal-framed with a strong horizontal emphasis, those to the ends of the booking hall of five lights, that to Green Lanes a tripartite composition, the other wall with blind openings in the ticket hall. The sunken ground floor of the ticket hall is tiled in brown, with original floor tiles and central bronze uplighter, the latter semi-herispherical on a tapered and fluted column and set in a square base. The cream escalator hall leads to platforms tiled in cream and deep yellow, with fixed inset seats and decorative incised ventilation covers by Harold Stabler over original fully lined-out roundels. |