Tube tiles in pictures.
Tube station tiles.
Instantly recognisable the red tiled tube station is an icon of london.
All of these photographs were taken in tube stations.
On a station platform with tiled walls many difficulties may arise in attempting to preserve all of the tiling over a long time period.
When it was built it was the first underground railway in the world and its iconic design features have endured.
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Whatever your feelings about the commute the london underground is a fairly remarkable system.
The tiles appear to represent london landmarks and associations with the counties served by the london underground.
The first tile is a rather good representation of london underground s head office at 55 broadway.
Metro tiles originally got their name from the distinctive ceramic tiles which were used on the walls of both the london underground and the many new york city subway stations built around the turn of 20th century.
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This article covers only ceramic glazed tiles used on walls inside stations mainly in underground passages there being very little that survives above ground.
Tube tiles in pictures.
M how many tube stations can you recognise from the tiles.
If you can t easily call to mind the tiling of your local tube station you might want to spare a minute to take.