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Post by 21146 on Dec 7, 2008 17:05:45 GMT
How many stations still have original Leslie Green tiling? (I mean substantial amounts, not just a few ceiling rings and the rest as replica.)
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Post by edwin on Dec 7, 2008 19:21:57 GMT
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Post by 21146 on Dec 7, 2008 21:11:13 GMT
Ah yes. I must admit Gloucester Road fooled me into thinking the original was still present.
Still, if LT had done them in the 1970s they'd probably all be Victoria Line grey with maybe the odd contrasting seat recess a la Old Street.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2008 20:14:41 GMT
Covent Garden, is virtually the only station that I am aware of that hasn't had the 'refurbishment'.
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Post by 21146 on Dec 17, 2008 20:46:54 GMT
Covent Garden, is virtually the only station that I am aware of that hasn't had the 'refurbishment'. Yes and they're being covered over as I write! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2008 21:57:08 GMT
what about hampstead?
when tubelines did the edgware branch a year ago only chalk farm and belsize had new tiling in and dark lighting but all they did at hampstead was put the new dmi's in and those annoucments, unless lu did it before
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Post by North End on Dec 18, 2008 8:16:42 GMT
what about hampstead? when tubelines did the edgware branch a year ago only chalk farm and belsize had new tiling in and dark lighting but all they did at hampstead was put the new dmi's in and those annoucments, unless lu did it before Hampstead was re-tiled in the early (?) 1990s. I believe Hyde Park Corner is still largely original, and I think Holloway Road remains untouched. There's also Holborn Platform 5 and Aldwych of course. There is, of course, plenty of original tiling out of public view. |
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Post by Ben on Dec 18, 2008 15:01:25 GMT
I could do a better job of tiling Covent Garden then what seems to be happening there (Would take me a while though! How about the forum take on a station refurb and do it properly?  ). There simply is no attention to detail; the grouting and tile spacing is terrible. Where tiling is on a curve of tight radius, the tiles have been broken diagonally, but this is not the case on the original tiles, with the resultant unorganised look. |
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Post by 21146 on Dec 18, 2008 21:33:14 GMT
I could do a better job of tiling Covent Garden then what seems to be happening there (Would take me a while though! How about the forum take on a station refurb and do it properly? ). There simply is no attention to detail; the grouting and tile spacing is terrible. Where tiling is on a curve of tight radius, the tiles have been broken diagonally, but this is not the case on the original tiles, with the resultant unorganised look. At Wanstead they seemed to have lacked both a spirit level and ruler. At Bethnal Green the tiles have a minutely-bevelled edge which means more of the grouting is exposed, especially on the darker coloured tiles (i.e. black or red), destroying the continuation. Corporate vandalism. |
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Post by Ben on Dec 18, 2008 23:37:39 GMT
But why has noone been taken to task for all this though? Especially when what its replacing looks better than the new?? Surely the ambiance goes down after a poor refurb?
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Post by North End on Dec 19, 2008 14:43:36 GMT
But why has noone been taken to task for all this though? Especially when what its replacing looks better than the new?? Surely the ambiance goes down after a poor refurb? Because the system now operates within the framework of a failed PPP combined with the worst senior management team that London Underground has ever seen? |
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). There simply is no attention to detail; the grouting and tile spacing is terrible. Where tiling is on a curve of tight radius, the tiles have been broken diagonally, but this is not the case on the original tiles, with the resultant unorganised look.
