Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect who worked for the Metropolitan Railway from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations, five of which are listed buildings today.
Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect who worked for the Metropolitan Railway from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations, five of which are listed buildings today.
Born in 1885, he was educated at Emanuel School then worked for a year for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway before moving to the Met as assistant architect in 1910. After serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War I, his was appointed Architect by the Metropolitan Railway in 1921. Elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1930, he did not join the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 when the Met was absorbed with the other London underground railways. He died in 1972.[1]
Between 1911 and 1933 he designed 25 Metropolitan Railway stations, as well as designing houses in Metro-land[1] and Chiltern Court, the large, luxurious block of apartments over Baker Street station, that opened in 1929.[2] Central London stations were built in a Neoclassical style. These included Farringdon, Aldgate, Edgware Road and Paddington (all still extant today) together with Euston Square and Notting Hill Gate (both demolished).[3] Rural stations, such as those at Watford, Croxley, Northwood Hills and Kingsbury were designed to set the tone for the local development.[4] As of 2017[update], six of these stations are listed buildings, including Baker Street station, which was re-modelled in 1911–13 and is listed Grade II*. One station is listed by the local authority as being of local importance.
| Name | Image | Grade | Lines served | Dates | Notes | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Street |  |
II* |
Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan | Opened 1863, rebuilt 1911–13 | John Fowler designed the Circle line platforms and the station was rebuilt by Clark. Chiltern Court built above the station in the 1920s, is not included in the listing.[5][6] | 51°31′19.2″N 0°9′25.2″W / 51.522000°N 0.157000°W |
| Croxley |  |
Local |
Metropolitan | 1925 | Listed by the local authority[7] | 51°38′51″N 0°26′28.7″W / 51.64750°N 0.441306°W |
| Farringdon |  |
II |
Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan | Station built 1865, street level buildings re-built 1922 | John Fowler built the original station before it was re-built by Clark[8][9] | 51°31′12″N 0°6′19.1″W / 51.52000°N 0.105306°W |
| Great Portland Street |  |
II |
Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan | Station built 1863, street level buildings re-built 1912 | John Fowler built the original station before it was re-built by Clark[10] | 51°31′25″N 0°08′38″W / 51.523733°N 0.143929°W |
| Paddington (Praed Street) |  |
II |
District, Circle | Station built 1866–68, street level buildings re-built 1915 | John Fowler built the original station before it was re-built by Clark[11][12] | 51°31′07″N 0°10′46″W / 51.51861°N 0.17944°W |
| Watford |  |
II |
Metropolitan | c.1925 | Brick built in domestic style to set the tone for the local Metro-land development[4][13] | 51°39′27″N 0°25′3″W / 51.65750°N 0.41750°W |
| Willesden Green |  |
II |
Jubilee | Originally built 1879, street level buildings rebuilt 1925 | Street buildings re-built by Clark[14][15] | 51°32′57.1″N 0°13′18.1″W / 51.549194°N 0.221694°W |