Leslie Green oxblood faience style

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Leslie Green oxblood faience style is an early 20th-century London Underground architectural aesthetic characterized by richly glazed dark red terracotta façades and ornate detailing on station buildings.

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instanceOf London Underground architectural style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
appliedToNetwork Bakerloo line ⓘ
Northern line (Charing Cross branch) ⓘ
linked to: Northern line

Piccadilly line ⓘ
architecturalMovement Edwardian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith ground-floor shopfronts beneath the station ⓘ
standardized station design ⓘ
two-storey station blocks ⓘ
characterizedBy decorative cornices ⓘ
faience tile cladding ⓘ
large semi-circular first-floor windows ⓘ
ornate architectural detailing ⓘ
oxblood-coloured faience tiles ⓘ
richly glazed dark red terracotta façades ⓘ
strong vertical pilasters ⓘ
color dark red ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor Underground Electric Railways Company of London ⓘ
era Edwardian era ⓘ
faienceSupplier Burmantofts Pottery (attributed) ⓘ
geographicFocus central London ⓘ
linked to: Central London
hasArchitect Leslie Green ⓘ
heritageStatus many examples are listed buildings ⓘ
inception circa 1906 ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
influenced later London Underground station design identity ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
material faience ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
namedAfter Leslie Green ⓘ
notableExample Caledonian Road Underground station building ⓘ
Covent Garden Underground station building ⓘ
Elephant & Castle Underground station (Bakerloo line building) ⓘ
Gloucester Road Underground station (Leslie Green building) ⓘ
Holloway Road Underground station building ⓘ
Lambeth North Underground station building ⓘ
Mornington Crescent Underground station building ⓘ
Russell Square Underground station building ⓘ
purpose create a unified visual identity for new Underground stations ⓘ
timePeriod circa 1906–1908 ⓘ
usedFor new deep-level tube stations in central London ⓘ
usedOn London Underground station buildings ⓘ
surface-level station façades ⓘ
visualIdentityElement uniform oxblood façades across multiple stations ⓘ

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