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In the Netherlands there is often a piano at the station
you can play the piano ..... if you can
and if there would be a piano in this underground..........;-))
Yann Tiersen
A shot high on my wish list. Designed by Charles Holden who designed a number of tube stations in London as well as 55 Broadway and Senate House.
en lisant le blog Éléments du monde ordinaire, on se laissera peut-être prendre par un désir de café, voire une envie d’œuf poché.
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Gants Hill station on the Central Line of the London Underground. The station was designed by architect Charles Holden, and was inspired by stations on the Moscow Metro, where he worked as a consultant during the design phase.
Ultra wide angle taken with a Laowa Dreamer 9mm @ f8
The station has taken its name from the Gants Hill roundabout, where the name could have originated from the le Gant family who were notable as stewards.[10] The ticket hall is directly underneath the roundabout,[11] located in the heart of Gants Hill district. The roundabout connects to Woodford Avenue, Eastern Avenue and Cranbrook Road. The station serves a mainly residential area and lies near to Valentines Park, Valentines High School, and Faces nightclub.[12]
History
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As part of the 1935–40 New Works Programme, the Central line was to be extended from Liverpool Street to south of Leyton. From there, it would connect to and take over passenger operations on the London & North Eastern Railway's (LNER's) suburban branch to Epping and Ongar in Essex.[13][14] The section of the LNER's Fairlop Loop (now known as Hainault Loop) between Woodford and Newbury Park was also to be transferred, though not the section south from Newbury Park to Ilford and Seven Kings on the Great Eastern Main Line.[14]
To replace the truncated route south from Newbury Park, a new underground section between Leytonstone and Newbury Park was constructed, running mostly under Eastern Avenue. Three new stations, which include Gants Hill were built to serve the new suburbs of north Ilford and the Fairlop Loop.[14][note 1] During planning, the names "North Ilford" and "Cranbrook" were considered for this station.[13][18]
Construction began before 1937[11] and most of the tunnelled section was completed by 1940 but delayed due to the outbreak of the Second World War and eventually came to a halt in June 1940. During the war, the station was used as an air raid shelter and the unused tunnels between the station and Redbridge were used as a munitions factory for Plessey.[7][19][note 2] Construction restarted after the war ended,[22] with the line extended to Stratford on 4 December 1946, and then to Leytonstone on 5 May 1947. Gants Hill station opened on 14 December 1947 as part of an extension to Newbury Park.[17][23][note 3]
Design
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The lower concourse, with its design inspired by stations on the Moscow Metro
The station, like the other two new stations on the branch, was designed by architect Charles Holden in the 1930s. During the 1930s the London Passenger Transport Board had provided advice on the construction of the Moscow Metro and an internal report in 1935 by the Underground's engineers on the Russian capital's system led to the decision to construct a station in London to a similar design.[25][26][note 4]
The station ticket hall is located beneath the roundabout at the centre of the road junction.[27] It is accessed via a series of pedestrian subways and has no street level buildings, although low structures on the roundabout sit above the ticket hall and provide daylight and ventilation. From the ticket hall, three escalators lead to the barrel-vaulted lower concourse between the two platforms tunnels.[28][29][30] The station also features miniature roundels on the tiles at platform level as well as the roundel clocks.[31][32][33]
Gants Hill is the only Underground station with a concourse designed by Holden that has no surface buildings.[note 5] Unlike Redbridge, the station is not Grade II listed although its distinctive architectural qualities have gained public support for listing the station.
Use of photomatix- utilities & Photoshop -polar coordinates
Thank you Eric for information on how to create this image.
Sant Yann-Vadezour / St John the Baptist ⛪️ gan / gant / by John Buckler, 1843. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buckler
Gants Hill is a picturesque Central Line Underground station in London and was designed by Charles Holden in the 1930s.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gants_Hill_tube_station
Entered into Buckingham Camera Club's POTY 2019 Round 3 (Open):
Judge's comments : A conventional format. Taken dead centre, tapering away to the escalators in the background. Artificial lighting is giving some lovely reflections. There's pleasure in the curvature of the roof A satisfying view.
Judge's score : 17/20
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