Historic houses · London
Brent Cross tube station
Brent Cross tube station — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brent Cross tube station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brent Cross is a London Underground station, located on Highfield Avenue in the Golders Green area of north-west London. It is a Grade II listed building. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Hendon Central and Golders Green stations. The Brent Cross shopping centre is equidistant between this station and Hendon Central. It is in London fare zone 3.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was designed by architect Stanley Heaps and opened as Brent, the name of the nearby river, on 19 November 1923. It was the first station of the extension of what was then known as the Hampstead & Highgate Line, which was built through undeveloped rural areas to Edgware. The extension had first been planned prior to the First World War when the station had been due to be called "Woodstock". It was renamed from Brent to its current name on the 2 March 1976 opening of the shopping centre. Two passing loops were built at the station, not long after it opened, to allow fast trains to overtake slower ones here, but these extra tracks were removed in the 1930s. The bridges over…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5768, -0.2134
- District
- Barnet
- Parish
- Barnet, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW11 9UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Official site
- byd.azurewebsites.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q1828818 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brent Cross tube station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brent Cross tube station?
- Brent Cross tube station is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW11 9UA), in the parish of Barnet, unparished area.
- Who owns Brent Cross tube station?
- Brent Cross tube station is owned by London Underground.
- Is Brent Cross tube station a listed building?
- Brent Cross tube station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Brent Cross tube station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NW11 9UA. It sits within the Finchley and Golders Green parliamentary constituency.