Leslie Green was not only an artist but incredibly smart. Not only are these stations made to last with room for development. Using steel in itself was an advanced choice. Truly iconic. And not in the way an estate agent would use that term.
26 December 1953 Goodge Street Station was a Transit centre for soldiers on their way overseas. I committed the awful crime of using the lift - Orficers only dontcha know! - so ended up carrying my kit back up only to come down again!!!!
What is cool is I just watched a future video on Patron and actually said to myself "Oh that is a Leslie Green Station" When one of them popped up in the video #Knowledge it is a little scary how much a mope in Atlanta can actually know about the London Underground thanks to Jago's hard work and videos
😆 Indeed, I'm in Minnesota, and between Jago Hazzard and Geoff Marshall, I know far more about UK transportation than I have any right to! EDIT: Not to mention The Tim Traveller showing us all around offbeat bits of France throughout the pandemic. 😎
I know of only two other creators that do their ads as well and creatively as Jago: Baumgartner Restoration and Adam Ragusea. Both completely different channels, and IMHO both worth watching.
When the style of the sponsorship block fits so well in the usual content style, that it takes you 15 sec to realize you are watching the sponsorship ad.
@@robbybobbyhobbies well I think Jago does a great job adding the ads and you can watch all of these videos without ads on Patron I have RUclips Red or Premium whatever it is called today but I dont mind the in video ads since if you really wanted to you can just fast forward past them and you still miss all the dumb regular ads. I think the ads and the fact that Jago is making some money off this just guarantees he will keep making the videos. Just one man's opinion and I have been known to be wrong Peace
The Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh was working around the same time and he would have been a person who I would have loved to have designed tube stations either in London or Glasgow
Russell Square is my favorite LG station. I heard the disused Euston is going to be or has been demolished. York Road is still there looking as splendid as it did when it was built. I also recall seeing an old photograph of Kings Cross which was one of the largest of his Stations. Thank you for the time and effort you put into these great videos. 👊
@@JagoHazzard If I remember from your and/or Geoff's videos, it has a ventilation shaft and an electrical substation in it. They probably need to replace those elsewhere first.
Really eye opening - while I used the Underground including the District line for many years I never paid much attention to the architecture. It was really interesting to look at these buildings and their fixtures and fittings in a way that most hurried commuters do not have the time to do. Sad that Leslie Green's life was cut so short...
The closed and fenced York Road station was featured in Episode 4 of the 1997 show "McCallum". The villian used this station as a hideout. This series can be found on Acorn TV and is worth watching. This episode shows both outdoor and inside views of this lovely station. Cheers from the Lone Star State.
I always thought that the Leslie Green stations rather gloomy, but it could be because maintenance of the exterior has been poor. The lovely, shiny oxblood tiles are now dull and worn. Next time I pass one, I shall look with a new appreciation.
RIP chalk farm cab office @1:08. I spent most saturday mornings aged 22-28 drunkenly waiting for a cab to take me back to Harrow after a heavy night in the electric ballroom! Your videos are the ultimate nostalgia trip Jago!
The Leslie Green Station i use to most over the years is 'Holloway Road' i come out and walk to the Coronet pub which us 'Joe Meek'(Telstar Man) fans use regular. Marc In Bletchley Towers G6XEG
There cannot be anywhere in the world that has such a history as the London Underground. From the iconic buildings of magnificent design and durability to the rolling stock and infrastructure and the simplicity of the original Tube map. Green, Holden, Pick, Beck - what would it have been like without them?
Good to see you got out in the recent snow! These stations are iconic and still look superb over 100 years later. I used Russel Square station recently, it’s a delight!
Sunny Goodge Street, where a violent hash smoker shook a chocolate machine (according to Donovan). The chocolate machine that was mounted in the wall at platform level in the late 1960's is long gone but I still look for it.
Somebody in the Physics Department at King's College had the office behind the arched window of Strand/Aldwych station back in the 80s, it made for a rather gloomier than expected room if I remember correctly. My sister has a tale of trying to buy a train ticket to Goostrey at Euston Station, to visit me at Jodrell Bank, and being repeatedly told that she needed to use the Underground to get to Goodge Street.
Ah, Euston ticket office. They once sold me a ticket for the next train to Birmingham that turned out not to be valid on the next train to Birmingham. 🙄
This is a marvelous contribution to both transport and architectural history. Leslie Greene had a very clear grasp of his medium. He was able to bring together the public that used transport, the urban context, and the best face of his clients aspirations. The oxblood tiles are wonderful, and how delightful it is to hear that they were chosen as well for their cost competitiveness. A clear demonstration of those all too few occurrences when just the right talent meets the opportunities to engage, and the outcome is significant, memorable and worthy of our continued attention. Thank you Jag! You and Paul Lucas give Surf Shark a lot of credibility. Hope they recognize you accordingly. May have to try that.
It was closed for years and a lot of people thought it would never re-open. When it did, it turned out they had done an excellent restoration job, at least in my opinion.
@@acciidit is breaking especially taking the stairs. The detail and the various doorways to offices is beyond is quite something. I think of it as the "Grand Central ' of the Northern Line. Its quite beautiful
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video! I love the iconic look of the oxblood red station buildings and the art nouveau touches (I'm originally from Vienna where we do love a bit of art nouveau (Jugendstil) - perhaps you should go on a trip there to explore & make videos about the U Bahn history Austria's beautiful capital 😀 ) and I've been waiting for you to make this video focused on Leslie Green's legacy. Dankeschön! 👏
I used to work in the office with those arc windows just above the covent garden station. It was nothing special but it had a terrace out back that would open up to the whole block. Quite the maze of staircases and balconies there that you could only get to if you went through one of the buildings. It was a nice quiet spot in the middle of the bustle :)
Great videos, Jago. Very happy for your channel's success. As a Bristolian who moved to Houston, Texas 10 years ago, I love dipping into your videos each day. There's something comforting and reassuring about watching videos of a person with your dedication muse over the biggest array of topics, places, buildings, train stations, etc. I lived in London and Kent during my final 15 years in England, so it's great to see a lot of familiar sights. I just watched your Thamesmead video. I lived there on Carnoustie Close between 2001 and 2009 in a new-build that backed onto the river. It was on the more pleasant fringes of Thamesmead. Certainly an interesting part of London! Before that I lived in Gravesend, Sidcup, Beckenham, then finished up in Ealing for a few months before jetting over here.
Thanks for another iconic video, Jago. Those buildings are not only architectural and artistic masterpieces, but they were also designed to be sympathetic to surrounding buildings. Something all too often lacking in a great deal of modern architecture.
What a fantastic video, just over 7 minutes with an advert, but end-to-end well made and interesting to watch. Very sad about the young Leslie Green going so soon - your voice carries the history and sadness equally well. Bravo Jago, bravo.
The Victorians were some of the finest designers and architects this country has ever produced. So much of it stands the test of time whereas the hideous post-war buildings can’t get bulldozed fast enough for me. And I say that as someone who specialises in art and architecture of the 50’s - 70’s.
Lots of city centers in Europe have DBL (Design By Luftwaffe) architecture after WW2. A 100% functional building was more important then other things. Only a few of those DBL style buildings deserve to stay. For the rest, people would cheer and party if they were bombed.
@@obelic71 While many historic cities in Europe suffered extensive damage by Luftwaffe (or RAF or USAAF) these could have been rebuild more or less faithfully to the original. The fact is that in many (most?) cases city planners quite deliberately chose to finish what the bombers had started and use the opportunity to build a city truly fitting for the modern era. It rarely turned out well.
Thank you for this well built episode. I realized that London's subways(I know underground, but I'm a Yank) have above ground entrance building; where in say New York, Paris, San Francisco, the entrance is a stair in the sidewalk down to a mezzanine(ticket hall). May have much to do with the era, but New York and Paris started about the same time (early 20th Century).
Take a good long look,at Grand Central Terminal,that is also,thankfully,an Art Noveau treasure!! The interior,is worth any trip to New York! And by the way,it was designed in the same period as was London's stations! Thank you for a beautiful architectural side trip,makes touring London that more interesting 😊! Now all you need to do,is start a quiz program,on whos the Architect,and since you've got everything from 1000 A.D.,forward,it definitely would keep people on their toes! Thanks again,Jago!! 🏦🏨🏣🏢🏡🏠🧱🏗🏛🛖🏚🏘🏚🏨🏦🏥🏤🏣
Definitely Russell Square. I am so glad you made this video - I didn't realize how much I was craving a Leslie Green video from you until I saw it posted! Cheers.
Glazed tile facades were such a beautiful aspect of Art Nouveau architecture (and to be fair, other styles as well but less prominently). I wouldn't mind having buildings integrate them again.
All your videos are interesting, but this was a particularly interesting one. I've always been fascinated by the architecture so it's really nice to hear the story behind it and how the buildings were constructed. Yes, please, to a video about the tiling and the platforms. And you've shown two local tube stations from my past in the one video!
I happen to really like the oxblood red tiles that were so fashionable in the early days of railway expansion in London. I have never seen that colour or style of tiling anywhere in Australia. However, although I've travelled somewhat, I'm mostly familiar with the two eastern seaboard states of New South Wales and Queensland. N.S.W. was heavily influenced by British Rail, especially rolling stock and station design. But not to inclusion of those magnificent oxblood red tiles. Keep fascinating me Jago!
Hello again, one of my many positions while working for the Underground was a Secondment to the "New Rules Team" based at Lambeth North so I was very familiar with these buildings, the arch shape windows in our offices being the most memorable... Good times.
Jago, you really know how to push my buttons. 🌟 Right from the start: - I know I can’t cross the Atlantic right now! I can’t wait to get back to Old Blighty! - The White Star line, Liverpool to Quebec: my great-great grandparents were on it! I might be a Scouser instead of a Montrealer if they hadn’t. - If I could be there, Goodge St would be my tube station, since I would be staying at a B&B near it.
Great edu-tainment video! Leslie Green sure knew how to make the tube stylish. The platforms of his stations sometimes feel like Roman baths with the tiling and the serif font of the station names. I have only been to some Leslie Green stations, but maybe the best one is Convent Garden since it still has the lifts and separate entrance/exit areas. I haven't been on or off at Mornington Crescent but I like the name of that station and there's the secret about how it's not shown accurately on the modern map in relation to the bypass
Hello from Stateside, I am a great fan of Lambeth North. While I realize it was heavily restored after damage in WWII it just feels right with its smallish ticket hall and lifts. I spent a week based at a hotel just up the road next to a less recognized station up the road from it and one of my favorite Italian restaurants in London was just across the street I am hoping when things reopen to more normal travel I will again get the chance to make Lambeth North home base.
The disused Brompton station between Knightsbridge and South Kensington nice, at least the exterior. Love it when the pantomime villain Charles Tyson Yerkes makes an appearance!
I saw on another blogger's entry that the Leslie Green building at Euston station is going to be demolished to make way for the new HS2 station. If so, how many of the buildings he designed still exist as working Tube stations?
I noted that in your most recent 'Lines that never were' series that you mentioned that the Leslie Green-designed station at Euston was scheduled to be demolished. Thanks for noticing!
I would say Grosvenor Square but my fist ever usage of it was after a 8 hour train journey from Scotland and then the lift had broken down 😞 5 million steps later 🙄
A really great video 😊 My favourite Station is Chalk Farm, I think the entrance features on the cover of the Madness album ‘Absolutely’, I love the Charles Holden stations on the Piccadilly line also, hopefully a film on those. Keep up the great work.....🚂😊❤️
I've been waiting for this sort of thing for some time as I knew so little about it. It's as striking and contemporary as the stations of the Paris Metro and so utterly different. The best way to describe the difference it is that it's like the French architects knocked back the absinthe till 2 a.m. while our lot drank the evening away on strong pots of Nambarrie and were in bed by ten thirty. At least it explains the cost effective enamel tiling colour on one hand and ten foot tall wrought iron triffids guarding the entrances on the other. In fact Leslie Green would have just missed Fulgence Bienvenue, a one armed engineer arriving on the scene to dig his Metro around 1899 +/- .
I suppose if you are building an Underground Station, or for that matter any other station, or even a Bus Stop. Easy access to transport routes is guaranteed pretty much from the day you finish building it.
how sad that he died so young. Although i've never been to London i find your videos fascinating. I would someday like to visit the UK archives to view some material related to the railways here in Hong Kong.
Before the Clean Air legislation of the 1950s, glazed ceramic tiles had a big practical advantage over other surfaces like Portland stone, unglazed brick and tile, or stucco. The London air was full of coal smoke, with frequent smoky fogs, which left any porous surface impregnated with dirt and soot. Even after the Clean Air Act, a lot of public buildings (e.g. Westminster Abbey) were absolutely filthy for decades, until new steam cleaning methods did something to remedy the situation. Whereas with glazed tiles, all it needed was soap and water and a sponge!
Would you consider doing a series on every Leslie Green designed station which looks at the unique tile arrangements and colours, Taking inspiration from the Tiles of the Unexpected book?
When the old Leslie Green building next to Euston was demolished to make way for the HS2 platforms there were people wondering why it couldn't have been dismantled and rebuilt somewhere else to preserve it. If it had been the only such example of his architecture remaining then it might have been worth doing that, but as there are plenty of others it probably wasn't
Thx for this Jago; been away for a bit, and this is like coming home to yr favourite pair of slippers :-) ps, I have it on good knowledge that an accelerating tube (like at 06:52) is what The Prodigy sampled at the start of their track 'Serial Thrilla' - go take a listen...
Leslie Green was not only an artist but incredibly smart. Not only are these stations made to last with room for development. Using steel in itself was an advanced choice. Truly iconic. And not in the way an estate agent would use that term.
26 December 1953 Goodge Street Station was a Transit centre for soldiers on their way overseas. I committed the awful crime of using the lift - Orficers only dontcha know! - so ended up carrying my kit back up only to come down again!!!!
I'd have to say, you doing an ad, is more entertaining than some other youtuber doing a whole video lol.
Still annoying when you've paid for Premium to get rid of the damned ads, though.
Unless you’re watching Jay Foreman.
@Dominik Braydon no. nobody cares mr spammer.
My favourite tube architect and antihero con artist in the same video.
What is cool is I just watched a future video on Patron and actually said to myself "Oh that is a Leslie Green Station" When one of them popped up in the video #Knowledge it is a little scary how much a mope in Atlanta can actually know about the London Underground thanks to Jago's hard work and videos
Same here but for me its Nairobi, I know way too much about London Underground than I know of our trains,😂😂
😆 Indeed, I'm in Minnesota, and between Jago Hazzard and Geoff Marshall, I know far more about UK transportation than I have any right to!
EDIT: Not to mention The Tim Traveller showing us all around offbeat bits of France throughout the pandemic. 😎
As soon as you mentioned Chicago, I realised Green's designs are reminiscent of Louis Sullivan! Never realised this before - many thanks Jago
I'll give you credit. I hate ads, but you managed to make yours amusing and as unobtrusive as possible. Well done, Jago.
Thanks! I try to make them as entertaining as possible.
I know of only two other creators that do their ads as well and creatively as Jago: Baumgartner Restoration and Adam Ragusea. Both completely different channels, and IMHO both worth watching.
@@lwilton Check out Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones's Map Men as well.
When the style of the sponsorship block fits so well in the usual content style, that it takes you 15 sec to realize you are watching the sponsorship ad.
Yes, he’s really stepped up his game in that. Commendable.
Jay Foreman and the Map Men are real heroes here.
Why is being fooled a good thing? Paid for Premium, let's get to the content as quick as possible.
@@robbybobbyhobbies well I think Jago does a great job adding the ads and you can watch all of these videos without ads on Patron I have RUclips Red or Premium whatever it is called today but I dont mind the in video ads since if you really wanted to you can just fast forward past them and you still miss all the dumb regular ads. I think the ads and the fact that Jago is making some money off this just guarantees he will keep making the videos. Just one man's opinion and I have been known to be wrong Peace
The Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh was working around the same time and he would have been a person who I would have loved to have designed tube stations either in London or Glasgow
The ability to add extra stories over a station building is very clever. The steel framing design must be ingenious.
"I blame estate agents."
Translate that into Latin and you've got yourself a proper motto.
Culpo praedium agentium
@@cjayos7654 Just one estate agent?
Realtores reprehendenda sunt
outstanding well played Sir well played indeed
What's that? "People called estate agent, they ruin the all". Come on lad!
Russell Square is my favorite LG station. I heard the disused Euston is going to be or has been demolished. York Road is still there looking as splendid as it did when it was built. I also recall seeing an old photograph of Kings Cross which was one of the largest of his Stations.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into these great videos. 👊
Euston is still there for now, but I don’t know for how much longer.
@@JagoHazzard If I remember from your and/or Geoff's videos, it has a ventilation shaft and an electrical substation in it. They probably need to replace those elsewhere first.
Really eye opening - while I used the Underground including the District line for many years I never paid much attention to the architecture. It was really interesting to look at these buildings and their fixtures and fittings in a way that most hurried commuters do not have the time to do. Sad that Leslie Green's life was cut so short...
Well done Jago .
My favourite has to be Kilburn Park. Would love to see the ox blood station at York Road station reopen for the Camden High Line
The closed and fenced York Road station was featured in Episode 4 of the 1997 show "McCallum". The villian used this station as a hideout. This series can be found on Acorn TV and is worth watching. This episode shows both outdoor and inside views of this lovely station. Cheers from the Lone Star State.
I love these blood red tiles on the exteriors of those stations. Great video
I always thought that the Leslie Green stations rather gloomy, but it could be because maintenance of the exterior has been poor. The lovely, shiny oxblood tiles are now dull and worn. Next time I pass one, I shall look with a new appreciation.
RIP chalk farm cab office @1:08. I spent most saturday mornings aged 22-28 drunkenly waiting for a cab to take me back to Harrow after a heavy night in the electric ballroom! Your videos are the ultimate nostalgia trip Jago!
The Leslie Green Station i use to most over the years is 'Holloway Road' i come out and walk to the Coronet pub which us 'Joe Meek'(Telstar Man) fans use regular.
Marc In Bletchley Towers G6XEG
Only 33 when he died, what wonderful buildings he created in such a short space of time.
He certainly had a fruitful life. Pity he died so young.
Charles Yerkes makes me proud(DAMN proud Lol...)to be an American. He was a Car Salesman BEFORE Car Salesmen BECAME Car Salesmen!
There cannot be anywhere in the world that has such a history as the London Underground. From the iconic buildings of magnificent design and durability to the rolling stock and infrastructure and the simplicity of the original Tube map. Green, Holden, Pick, Beck - what would it have been like without them?
Good to see you got out in the recent snow! These stations are iconic and still look superb over 100 years later. I used Russel Square station recently, it’s a delight!
Especially the stairs when the lift is not working 😂
@@maryapatterson - I assume it’s 15 storeys in height...
@@MrGreatplum ooh at least 😉😆
Sunny Goodge Street, where a violent hash smoker shook a chocolate machine (according to Donovan). The chocolate machine that was mounted in the wall at platform level in the late 1960's is long gone but I still look for it.
Somebody in the Physics Department at King's College had the office behind the arched window of Strand/Aldwych station back in the 80s, it made for a rather gloomier than expected room if I remember correctly. My sister has a tale of trying to buy a train ticket to Goostrey at Euston Station, to visit me at Jodrell Bank, and being repeatedly told that she needed to use the Underground to get to Goodge Street.
Ah, Euston ticket office. They once sold me a ticket for the next train to Birmingham that turned out not to be valid on the next train to Birmingham. 🙄
@@andrewgwilliam4831 Is that all you've got? I mean, it sucks and all that, but the occasional mistake is inevitable.
This is a marvelous contribution to both transport and architectural history. Leslie Greene had a very clear grasp of his medium. He was able to bring together the public that used transport, the urban context, and the best face of his clients aspirations. The oxblood tiles are wonderful, and how delightful it is to hear that they were chosen as well for their cost competitiveness. A clear demonstration of those all too few occurrences when just the right talent meets the opportunities to engage, and the outcome is significant, memorable and worthy of our continued attention. Thank you Jag!
You and Paul Lucas give Surf Shark a lot of credibility. Hope they recognize you accordingly. May have to try that.
Mornington Crescent is a phenomenomal station. The architecture is breathtaking
It was closed for years and a lot of people thought it would never re-open. When it did, it turned out they had done an excellent restoration job, at least in my opinion.
@@acciidit is breaking especially taking the stairs. The detail and the various doorways to offices is beyond is quite something.
I think of it as the "Grand Central ' of the Northern Line.
Its quite beautiful
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video!
I love the iconic look of the oxblood red station buildings and the art nouveau touches (I'm originally from Vienna where we do love a bit of art nouveau (Jugendstil) - perhaps you should go on a trip there to explore & make videos about the U Bahn history Austria's beautiful capital 😀 ) and I've been waiting for you to make this video focused on Leslie Green's legacy.
Dankeschön! 👏
Some of my favourite London Underground stations. Thank you
At 6:36 I have to admire your dedication to filming the titular subject without distraction.
I used to work in the office with those arc windows just above the covent garden station. It was nothing special but it had a terrace out back that would open up to the whole block. Quite the maze of staircases and balconies there that you could only get to if you went through one of the buildings. It was a nice quiet spot in the middle of the bustle :)
Great videos, Jago. Very happy for your channel's success. As a Bristolian who moved to Houston, Texas 10 years ago, I love dipping into your videos each day. There's something comforting and reassuring about watching videos of a person with your dedication muse over the biggest array of topics, places, buildings, train stations, etc. I lived in London and Kent during my final 15 years in England, so it's great to see a lot of familiar sights. I just watched your Thamesmead video. I lived there on Carnoustie Close between 2001 and 2009 in a new-build that backed onto the river. It was on the more pleasant fringes of Thamesmead. Certainly an interesting part of London! Before that I lived in Gravesend, Sidcup, Beckenham, then finished up in Ealing for a few months before jetting over here.
I really admire the work that goes into making these, and your doing a service documenting the history of these places for future generations!
Thanks for another iconic video, Jago.
Those buildings are not only architectural and artistic masterpieces, but they were also designed to be sympathetic to surrounding buildings. Something all too often lacking in a great deal of modern architecture.
What a fantastic video, just over 7 minutes with an advert, but end-to-end well made and interesting to watch. Very sad about the young Leslie Green going so soon - your voice carries the history and sadness equally well. Bravo Jago, bravo.
Thanks!
Another excellent video there Jago, getting the sponsorship message done first is a good approach rather than interrupting the flow of the video.
Thanks!
The Victorians were some of the finest designers and architects this country has ever produced. So much of it stands the test of time whereas the hideous post-war buildings can’t get bulldozed fast enough for me.
And I say that as someone who specialises in art and architecture of the 50’s - 70’s.
Surely these stations are Edwardian?
@@fenlinescouser3898 Edwardian is the Victorian era as intended.
@@fenlinescouser3898 Read what I actually wrote. Not what you think I wrote.
Lots of city centers in Europe have DBL (Design By Luftwaffe) architecture after WW2.
A 100% functional building was more important then other things.
Only a few of those DBL style buildings deserve to stay.
For the rest, people would cheer and party if they were bombed.
@@obelic71 While many historic cities in Europe suffered extensive damage by Luftwaffe (or RAF or USAAF) these could have been rebuild more or less faithfully to the original. The fact is that in many (most?) cases city planners quite deliberately chose to finish what the bombers had started and use the opportunity to build a city truly fitting for the modern era. It rarely turned out well.
I am going to Hazzard a guess you are not only enjoying making these tales from the Tube but doing a great job with it too ;)
Why thank you!
Yes, up there with the K6 'phone box and the AEC Routemaster as an enduring London icon.
Thank you for this well built episode. I realized that London's subways(I know underground, but I'm a Yank) have above ground entrance building; where in say New York, Paris, San Francisco, the entrance is a stair in the sidewalk down to a mezzanine(ticket hall). May have much to do with the era, but New York and Paris started about the same time (early 20th Century).
Take a good long look,at Grand Central Terminal,that is also,thankfully,an Art Noveau treasure!! The interior,is worth any trip to New York! And by the way,it was designed in the same period as was London's stations! Thank you for a beautiful architectural side trip,makes touring London that more interesting 😊! Now all you need to do,is start a quiz program,on whos the Architect,and since you've got everything from 1000 A.D.,forward,it definitely would keep people on their toes! Thanks again,Jago!! 🏦🏨🏣🏢🏡🏠🧱🏗🏛🛖🏚🏘🏚🏨🏦🏥🏤🏣
Definitely Russell Square. I am so glad you made this video - I didn't realize how much I was craving a Leslie Green video from you until I saw it posted! Cheers.
Glazed tile facades were such a beautiful aspect of Art Nouveau architecture (and to be fair, other styles as well but less prominently). I wouldn't mind having buildings integrate them again.
He does a good job of these videos. 👍🏻
Jsgo Hazard braving the April snow 🌨 showers to bring us the next installment
All your videos are interesting, but this was a particularly interesting one. I've always been fascinated by the architecture so it's really nice to hear the story behind it and how the buildings were constructed.
Yes, please, to a video about the tiling and the platforms.
And you've shown two local tube stations from my past in the one video!
My Great Grandfather was from the Leslie Clan . Their Motto was Grip Fast on the Heraldry
Love the Leslie Green stations, another video on the platform designs would be fantastic.
Favourites are too many - but special mention must be made of Chalk Farm....one of my favourites of all of my favourites.
Goodge Street has always been a favourite. Used to feel like a time capsule.
Another top quality video & insight of the underground stations I've seen & some I've not in the past 40 years of my working life.
Please keep it up 👍
Thank you for your research. Would you say that Green might be London's answer to Charles Rennie Macintosh? Use one side of the paper only.
I'm continually stunned at the quantity and quality of information that you manage to put into these videos. Thanks again for your work.
Crazy to think how different the stations would be if he'd been Leslie Brown.
Tiling video? Yes please!
Are you planing on making a video about Charles Holdens architecture, I'd say they also fit the description iconic
Lovely to see Mornington Crescent - My home station from childhood. I actually used to live in the Crescent itself.
I happen to really like the oxblood red tiles that were so fashionable in the early days of railway expansion in London. I have never
seen that colour or style of tiling anywhere in Australia. However, although I've travelled somewhat, I'm mostly familiar with the two
eastern seaboard states of New South Wales and Queensland. N.S.W. was heavily influenced by British Rail, especially rolling stock
and station design. But not to inclusion of those magnificent oxblood red tiles. Keep fascinating me Jago!
Hello again, one of my many positions while working for the Underground was a Secondment to the "New Rules Team" based at Lambeth North so I was very familiar with these buildings, the arch shape windows in our offices being the most memorable... Good times.
Mornington Crescent. Only used it the once but the woodwork is amazing.
Jago, you really know how to push my buttons. 🌟 Right from the start:
- I know I can’t cross the Atlantic right now! I can’t wait to get back to Old Blighty!
- The White Star line, Liverpool to Quebec: my great-great grandparents were on it! I might be a Scouser instead of a Montrealer if they hadn’t.
- If I could be there, Goodge St would be my tube station, since I would be staying at a B&B near it.
Underrated icons of London. Great vid
Iconic video on iconic stations. Thank you Mr. Hazard.
*stations
@@mastertramsthank you so much. What a useful comment. As my second language, I always appreciate corrections, Coño.
Surf shark and fans of the underground. What an amazing Venn diagram
Great edu-tainment video! Leslie Green sure knew how to make the tube stylish. The platforms of his stations sometimes feel like Roman baths with the tiling and the serif font of the station names. I have only been to some Leslie Green stations, but maybe the best one is Convent Garden since it still has the lifts and separate entrance/exit areas. I haven't been on or off at Mornington Crescent but I like the name of that station and there's the secret about how it's not shown accurately on the modern map in relation to the bypass
Hello from Stateside, I am a great fan of Lambeth North. While I realize it was heavily restored after damage in WWII it just feels right with its smallish ticket hall and lifts. I spent a week based at a hotel just up the road next to a less recognized station up the road from it and one of my favorite Italian restaurants in London was just across the street I am hoping when things reopen to more normal travel I will again get the chance to make Lambeth North home base.
The disused Brompton station between Knightsbridge and South Kensington nice, at least the exterior. Love it when the pantomime villain Charles Tyson Yerkes makes an appearance!
what is less well known is that the Art Nouvou movement in the UK was pioneered in Glasgow
I always love popping in to the Food & Wine place on the corner of Chalk Farm station when I'm up Camden way 👍
I used to nip in very often when I went to Camden markets.
I used to nip in very often when I went to Camden markets.
Favourite station has to be Chalk Farm. Shortest lifts on a deep level tube. Longest facade of his stations and , oh yes I worked there for 15 years
I saw on another blogger's entry that the Leslie Green building at Euston station is going to be demolished to make way for the new HS2 station. If so, how many of the buildings he designed still exist as working Tube stations?
I noted that in your most recent 'Lines that never were' series that you mentioned that the Leslie Green-designed station at Euston was scheduled to be demolished. Thanks for noticing!
Personally, Leslie Green's stations are some of my favourites. I also love Charles Holden's stations (especially Cockfosters/Uxbridge)
I do want to cover Holden, but obviously his are more complex - he went through a distinct evolution in style which Green never had the chance to.
I prefer Clark's work
I would say Grosvenor Square but my fist ever usage of it was after a 8 hour train journey from Scotland and then the lift had broken down 😞 5 million steps later 🙄
Belsize Park tube station. I worked at the Budgens across the road and used the station every day.
Beautiful stations
Gloucester Road's a real beauty but I also like Belsize Park, its charm and atmosphere
A really great video 😊 My favourite Station is Chalk Farm, I think the entrance features on the cover of the Madness album ‘Absolutely’, I love the Charles Holden stations on the Piccadilly line also, hopefully a film on those. Keep up the great work.....🚂😊❤️
You are correct about the Madness album!
I've been waiting for this sort of thing for some time as I knew so little about it. It's as striking and contemporary as the stations of the Paris Metro and so utterly different. The best way to describe the difference it is that it's like the French architects knocked back the absinthe till 2 a.m. while our lot drank the evening away on strong pots of Nambarrie and were in bed by ten thirty. At least it explains the cost effective enamel tiling colour on one hand and ten foot tall wrought iron triffids guarding the entrances on the other.
In fact Leslie Green would have just missed Fulgence Bienvenue, a one armed engineer arriving on the scene to dig his Metro around 1899 +/- .
I propose we return to this style for the for the bakerloo line extension.
My fave is Maida Vale!!! Where i grew up! :)
Not a dubious scaremongering security claim in sight, it's rare to see an honest VPN sponsorship spot and I quite like it!
Great side story to the Underground's story!
enjoy these videos even though i live on the other side of the earth , big thanks
Nice one Jago. - I would love to see a video on the tiling sometime.
I suppose if you are building an Underground Station, or for that matter any other station, or even a Bus Stop. Easy access to transport routes is guaranteed pretty much from the day you finish building it.
Wittersham Road, maybe not.
how sad that he died so young. Although i've never been to London i find your videos fascinating. I would someday like to visit the UK archives to view some material related to the railways here in Hong Kong.
Before the Clean Air legislation of the 1950s, glazed ceramic tiles had a big practical advantage over other surfaces like Portland stone, unglazed brick and tile, or stucco. The London air was full of coal smoke, with frequent smoky fogs, which left any porous surface impregnated with dirt and soot. Even after the Clean Air Act, a lot of public buildings (e.g. Westminster Abbey) were absolutely filthy for decades, until new steam cleaning methods did something to remedy the situation. Whereas with glazed tiles, all it needed was soap and water and a sponge!
I would love to see more of the inside of some of these stations.
I have spent hours looking but I can't find Leslie Green on the map. Is it near Bounds Green?
Leaping son of Asa (4th King of Judah) I enjoyed that.
Would you consider doing a series on every Leslie Green designed station which looks at the unique tile arrangements and colours, Taking inspiration from the Tiles of the Unexpected book?
When the old Leslie Green building next to Euston was demolished to make way for the HS2 platforms there were people wondering why it couldn't have been dismantled and rebuilt somewhere else to preserve it. If it had been the only such example of his architecture remaining then it might have been worth doing that, but as there are plenty of others it probably wasn't
It’s still there, for now. But it is a real shame they couldn’t do something with it. If only save the facade or something.
Have all of Mr Green's station frontages survived intact? It seems like they must have been "listed" before they were too old, great to see.
Thx for this Jago; been away for a bit, and this is like coming home to yr favourite pair of slippers :-) ps, I have it on good knowledge that an accelerating tube (like at 06:52) is what The Prodigy sampled at the start of their track 'Serial Thrilla' - go take a listen...
Anyone noticed the dented car on 2:13 ?
1:08 I know many Leslie Greens myself, but I never knew that one of them was a Flatiron Building.
An interesting video Jago 😎
Very well thought out and put together 🍻
I applaud you sir 👏🏻
When i heard he was born in Maida Vale i thought wait,that must be his station work too,
it was not to be...
I miss heard Leslie as Leisurely and can't help but think a real estate agency probably came up with that name
You could do "Around the Tube in 80 Days"...💁🏼♂️ 😄