Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect who worked for the

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from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations, five of which are

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today.

Career

Born in 1885, he was educated at

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then worked for a year for the

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before moving to the Met as assistant architect in 1910. After serving in the

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during World War I, his was appointed Architect by the Metropolitan Railway in 1921. Elected Fellow of the

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in 1930, he did not join the

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in 1933 when the Met was absorbed with the other London underground railways. He died in 1972.

Buildings

Between 1911 and 1933 he designed 25 Metropolitan Railway stations, as well as designing houses in

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and

Chiltern Court Chiltern Court, Baker Street, London, is a large block of flats at the street's northern end, facing Regent's Park and Marylebone Road. It was built between 1927 and 1929 above the Baker Street tube station by the Metropolitan Railway. Originally ...

, the large, luxurious block of apartments over Baker Street station, that opened in 1929. Central London stations were built in a

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. These included Farringdon, Aldgate, Edgware Road and Paddington (all still extant today) together with Euston Square and Notting Hill Gate (both demolished). Rural stations, such as those at Watford, Croxley, Northwood Hills and Kingsbury were designed to set the tone for the local development. , six of these stations are

, including Baker Street station, which was re-modelled in 1911–13 and is listed Grade II*. One station is listed as local authority as being of local importance.

List of listed buildings

References

External links

London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
(search results for 'Charles W Clark') {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark Metropolitan Railway Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1885 births 1972 deaths History of the London Underground People associated with transport in London British railway architects