This is the next station in my series on 'Above the Underground' Marylebone is the10th station on the Bakerloo line travelling northwards.
It used to be called Grand Central and you can still see the old name at the end on the North bound platform.
No other underground lines stop at Marylebone but as well as being an underground station it is a mainline Central London Terminus for Chiltern Railways.
Close to the station is Harewood Avenue with its mixture of modern and old buildings.
This sculpture is outside the BNP Paribas building
Across the road is a Grade II listed building of a church.
This is St Edwards Convent of The sisters of Mercy. The sisters built a school for the needy here in 1851. More classrooms were added in 1897 when they received money from the requisition of their land to build Marylebone station.
A few minutes walk away is the Regent's Canal.
Such beautiful reflections today.
Walking back towards the station I spotted this old petrol station which has a new life as a flower station.
The Seashell is an upmarket fish and chip shop which has been serving this popular meal for over 40 years.
Public houses seem to be round every corner. This one dates back to the 1880s.
When is a church not a church? When it has been deconsecrated and converted into offices.
The original aim of the Philological school was to have 40 students, ten for religious orders, ten for the navy and twenty for mechanics. Boys were not admitted unless they could read and they had to remain at the school until the age of fourteen, when they would choose their occupation. The school had a number of generous subscribers to pay for the boys' education.
On the corner of Marylebone Road and Harewood Avenue is this art deco building, once the headquarters of Woolworths.
At the top of the building is this colourful plaque with the 'W' for Woolworth
between a man and woman holding a flagpole.
Above the door is a sculpture by Bainbridge Copnall showing a man holding a globe to represent the world wide trade of Woolworths.
Dorset Square garden. It was here that Thomas Lord established the first cricket ground in 1787 until it moved a short distance away to Lisson Green Estate in 1811
Lisson Green Estate now.
These art deco apartments were built in 1935. The sculptor Eric Gill carved the reliefs.
Sharing with James at Weekend Reflections
what a great collection
ReplyDeleteThe grammar school is impressive as is Dorset House.
ReplyDeleteAgain, another fascinating tour. I love the way there is so much to see in such a small geographical area. Imagine living in a building with Eric Gill reliefs? I'd love that.
ReplyDeleteI like your series of the undergroundstations so much. Thank you for this very informative and nice walk. The grammer school is very impressive.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful reflections of the Regent's Canal... lovely and very interesting tour...
ReplyDeleteMost enjoyable jaunt
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love the fishandship shop and the old woollies hq is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteSuch good looking buildings, both -- the old and the new. You seem to have caught some great art and architecture. The relief work looks very impressive.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tidbits; they were interesting. :)
Such lovely buildings, I would love to visit there. I read many British novels and I am longing to go. Perhaps one day.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I forgot to mention - thanks for visiting my blog. You mentioned Bedlam -- I recently downloaded a book about Bedlam on my Kindle and now I will have to read it! :)
ReplyDeleteWow you take us to places in London I would never think of going to. When is the book coming out?
ReplyDeleteThat brings back memories ! My son's very first work was near Marylebone !
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