York Road Underground Station
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York Road Underground Station
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 2 Feb 2014
York Road Station, near King's Cross is one of six disused London Underground stations designed by the architect Leslie Green (1875-1908), the others being Aldwych, Brompton Road, Down Street, Euston and South Kentish Town. York Road opened in 1906 and closed in 1932. The ox-blood red faience cladding characterizes Green's stations, and there are about 40 in all. Other examples are: Image] Image] Image] Image] Image] Image] Image For a full account of the work of Leslie Green see Leboff, David: The Underground stations of Leslie Green. London: Capital Transport, 2002.
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Image Location
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51.538152
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-0.12205