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By Roger Eynon
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this book with some trepidation as it wasn't in my normally more affordable price range!
But am I glad I did !!! Charles Holden almost deserves sainthood in place of the knighthood he consistently refused. This book is no dry piece of academia, it is well filled with fine quality photos for the 1930's built art deco stations along the Picadilly Line & elsewhere. A thoroughly absorbing, illuminating and instructive read just made me wonder why we can't always build affordably and practically yet stylishly, why must it always seem to be a balance that affordable means boring and let's knock it down after 20years. The book makes me believe that TfL should restore them all to their as built condition, which they richly deserve. Great Book !! Great Read !!! Well Done !!!
But am I glad I did !!! Charles Holden almost deserves sainthood in place of the knighthood he consistently refused. This book is no dry piece of academia, it is well filled with fine quality photos for the 1930's built art deco stations along the Picadilly Line & elsewhere. A thoroughly absorbing, illuminating and instructive read just made me wonder why we can't always build affordably and practically yet stylishly, why must it always seem to be a balance that affordable means boring and let's knock it down after 20years. The book makes me believe that TfL should restore them all to their as built condition, which they richly deserve. Great Book !! Great Read !!! Well Done !!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By D. S. Sample
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm glad that somebody has taken the time to put this book together.Charles Holden was an important architect & deserves more recognition for his wonderful art deco tube stations, if your using one today please take the time to look around it before you rush off to work & appriciate how wonderful they are. This book is full of great pictures & designs & where his ideas came from.
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