The Anonymous Widower

A Trip To Barkingside

From its Wikipedia entry Barkingside station seems to be a rather nice one. It says this.

Barkingside station is a “Grade II” listed building, marking it as a structure of architectural significance. Probably designed under the direction of W. N. Ashbee, the GER architect, it is dominated by a substantial brick building, surmounted by a cupola. The interior is notable for the fine hammerbeam roof to the ticket hall. Both platforms retain the ornate canopies with the “GER” initials still visible in the bracketry.

So I went to have a look.

There doesn’t seem to be much near to the station though and I couldn’t even get a coffee.  But it is a rather charming little station. The only thing it needs to make it better is roaring coal fires in the waiting rooms.

November 10, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | London Underground, Stations