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Heritage information Boston Manor station
Listed as a building of National Significance
Architect: Charles Holden & Partners, 1934
Originally opened in 1883, the station was rebuilt as part of the 1932/33 Piccadilly line extensions. Unlike other contemporary stations on the line the design does not display the tall 'box' structure for a ticket hall. Instead a low level structure in brick and concrete was developed, but with a prominent tower designed to act as a signpost to the station in the local landscape. The use of an 'advertising tower' was popular with Dutch and German architects at the time. At platform level the original Victorian structures are retained.
Originally opened in 1883, the station was rebuilt as part of the 1932/33 Piccadilly line extensions. Unlike other contemporary stations on the line the design does not display the tall 'box' structure for a ticket hall. Instead a low level structure in brick and concrete was developed, but with a prominent tower designed to act as a signpost to the station in the local landscape. The use of an 'advertising tower' was popular with Dutch and German architects at the time. At platform level the original Victorian structures are retained.