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Old March 12th 05, 01:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default The restoration of St. John's Woo Station

Is SJW a listed station?

Certainly it's not one of those listed at the back of Capital
Transport's excellant book "Underground Architecture".

In fact, the platforms here have been comprehendively trashed. The
original biscuit-coloured tiles (including the Harold Stabler pictorial
designs), name freeze and associated ceremic roudels have been either
hacked off or crudely plastered over. (I understand Tubelines say they
"might" be able to save "some" of the the Stabler pictorials - not that
they were in any danger until Tubelines got their hands on them!!!)

Replacement tiling does not correctly replecate that which it replaces,
e.g. the contrasting colour banding used as a relief is not of the same
pattern nor being applied in the same places.

The tiles here were generally in a good condition, notwithstanding a
patina of age, and their destruction is nothing short of official
vandalism. This does not auger well for the future of other 'classic'
LU stations under the PPP dictat (i.e. Aldgate East scheduled next for
demolition, and the supposedly 'listed' Bow Road where almost every
existing feature has been removed at footbridge and pltform level.

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