Historic houses · London
Holloway Road tube station
Holloway Road tube station — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
About
Holloway Road 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
Holloway Road is a London Underground station. It is on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and is in London fare zone 2. It opened on 15 December 1906. The station is adjacent to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was constructed by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway and was built with two lift shafts, but only one was ever used for lifts. The second shaft was the site of an experimental spiral escalator which was built by the American inventor of escalators, Jesse W. Reno. The experiment was not successful and was never used by the public. In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. From the platforms, a second exit no longer in use is visible and leads to the back of the used lift shaft. Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new…
Architecture
The architect of the station was Leslie Green who built it for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (Now part of London Transport) in the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). The building is listed by English Heritage as Grade II.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5531, -0.1119
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N7 6PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington North
- Official site
- tfl.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1624885 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holloway Road tube station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holloway Road tube station?
- Holloway Road tube station is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N7 6PP), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- Who owns Holloway Road tube station?
- Holloway Road tube station is owned by London Underground.
- Is Holloway Road tube station a listed building?
- Holloway Road tube station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Holloway Road tube station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N7 6PP. It sits within the Islington North parliamentary constituency.