Charles Walter Clark

Willesden Green station, designed by Clark in 1925

Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect that worked for the Metropolitan Railway from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations, five of which are listed buildings today.

Career

Born in 1885, he was educated at Emanuel School then worked for a year for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway before moving to the Met as assistant architect in 1910. After serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War I, his was appointed Architect by the Metropolitan Railway in 1921. Elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1930, he did not join the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 when the Met was absorbed with the other London underground railways. He died in 1972.[1]

Buildings

Between 1911 and 1933 he designed 25 Metropolitan Railway stations, as well as designing houses in Metro-land[1] and "Chiltern Court", the large, luxurious block of apartments over Baker Street station, that opened in 1929.[2] Central London stations were built in a Neoclassical style. These included Farringdon, Aldgate, Edgware Road and Paddington (all still extant today) together with Euston Square and Notting Hill Gate (both demolished).[3] Rural stations, such as those at Watford, Croxley, Northwood Hills and Kingsbury were designed to set the tone for the local development.[4] As of 2013, five of these stations are listed buildings, including Baker Street station, which was re-modelled in 1911–13 and is listed Grade II*.

List of listed buildings

Name Image Grade Lines served Dates Notes Map
Baker Street
II*
 Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Opened 1863, rebuilt 1911–13 John Fowler designed the Circle line platforms and the station was rebuilt by Clark. Chiltern Court, built above the station in the 1920s, is not included in the listing.[5][6] 51°31′19.2″N 0°9′25.2″W / 51.522000°N 0.157000°W / 51.522000; -0.157000 (Baker Street tube station)
Croxley
Local
 Metropolitan 1925 Listed by the local authority[7] 51°38′51″N 0°26′28.7″W / 51.64750°N 0.441306°W / 51.64750; -0.441306 (Croxley tube station)
Farringdon
II
 Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Station built 1865, street level buildings re-built 1922 John Fowler built the original station before it was re-built by Clark[8][9] 51°31′12″N 0°6′19.1″W / 51.52000°N 0.105306°W / 51.52000; -0.105306 (Farringdon tube station)
Paddington (Praed Street)
II
 District, Circle Station built 1866–68, street level buildings re-built 1915 John Fowler built the original station before it was re-built by Clark[10][11] 51°31′07″N 0°10′46″W / 51.51861°N 0.17944°W / 51.51861; -0.17944 (Paddington station)
Watford
II
 Metropolitan c.1925 Brick built in domestic style to set the tone for the local Metro-land development[4][12] 51°39′27″N 0°25′3″W / 51.65750°N 0.41750°W / 51.65750; -0.41750 (Watford tube station)
Willesden Green
II
 Jubilee Originally built 1879, street level buildings rebuilt 1925 Street buildings re-built by Clark[13][14] 51°32′57.1″N 0°13′18.1″W / 51.549194°N 0.221694°W / 51.549194; -0.221694 (Willesden Green tube station)

Also Grade II listed is one of CW Clark's last works for the Metropolitan Railway before the company was taken over by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933: Great Portland Street, rebuilt in 1930.

References

  1. 1 2 Jackson, Alan (1986). London's Metropolitan Railway. David & Charles. p. 347. ISBN 0-7153-8839-8.
  2. ↑ Green, Oliver (1987). The London Underground — An illustrated history. Ian Allan. p. 44. ISBN 0-7110-1720-4.
  3. ↑ Ovenden, Mark (2013). London Underground by Design. Penguin Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-84614-417-2.
  4. 1 2 "Watford". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "The National Heritage List for England (No. 1239815)". English Heritage. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Baker Street". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Croxley". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "The National Heritage List for England (No.1298047)". English Heritage. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Farringdon". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "The National Heritage List for England (No. 1392020)". English Heritage. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ "Paddington". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "The National Heritage List for England (No. 1393965)". English Heritage. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. ↑ "The National Heritage List for England (No. 1391808)". English Heritage. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Willesden Green". Urban Design. Transport for London. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

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