"Bruce" wrote in message
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The old Euston had two fine features (the Arch and the Great Hall) but
the rest of it was a disgusting smoke-filled pit that served no-one
well at all. The new Euston is an iconic building that symbolised the
"white heat of technology" of the 1960s and was far more functional
than what it replaced.

The concourse at Euston does work well, and I've read several accounts of
the old Euston station being cramped and poky behind the arch. But some
aspects of the present station are very dated. In particular the taxi rank
is at the bottom of a steep staircase, reflecting an approach of separating
pedestrians and road vehicles on different levels, which was fashionable in
the 1960s. Presumably disabled passengers weren't given much thought at the
time, and if you had heavy luggage or a push-chair the assumption was that a
porter would help you.

Further up the West Coast line, Coventry station is an example of how well
1960s architecture can work.

Martin