From street level the exterior doesn't have the visual clarity of earlier 1930s stations, with too many ideas not cohering. Originally designed by Leonard Bucknell and Ruth Ellis, the station scheme was revised by Charles Holden with construction beginning in 1939 and finally completed in 1942.
A group of nearby houses by architects Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander were similarly splendid, but now sadly much changed. © Joshua AbbottĪ striking, Grade II-listed design in white render, with a staircase tower, Crittall windows and sunroof.
The White House, Hendon The White House, Hendon.
