| Summary : London Underground station. Designed by Charles Holden in collaboration with LH Bucknell, the terminus at Uxbridge was opened at the end of 1938 when the previous terminal station in Belmont Road was closed (see TQ 08 SE 50). It was the end of both the Metropolitan and the Piccadilly Lines, and was a development of Holden's earlier Piccadilly terminus at Cockfosters. The platform design was similar, as was the main circulating area, and there was a side access from the bus station. This complemented the main entrance, which formed part of a semi-circular frontage with a forecourt. Instead of reflected lighting, the station was lit by suspended spherical lamps. The interior was largely undecorated, leaving the plain boardmarked concrete exposed. A cafe, toilets, shops and offices were also incorporated into the complex. There was little ornamentation, but twin concrete sculptures were placed above the main entrance and the station has the only stained-glass window on the Underground by the stained glass artist Ervin Bossanyi. |