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| Leslie Green |
| Those of you who travel on the Northern, Piccadilly and Bakerloo tube lines will be familiar with the work of architect Leslie Green. He masterminded the building of 40 tube stations as the Underground system suddenly mushroomed in the 1900s. |
| Built in the Art Nouveau style, the stations are instantly recognisable by their oxblood glazed terracotta tiles on the exterior and green faience tiling in the ticket halls. Sadly Green's life was cut short in 1908 by tuberculosis. He was only 33. |
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South Kensington, Mornington Crescent, Kilburn Park, Chalk Farm (pictured) and Maida Vale tube stations are all good examples of Green's work. |
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There are four Leslie Green stations that are no longer in use but the facades still survive - Strand (Aldwych), Down Street, Brompton Road and South Kentish Town. |
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