Most Londoners rarely stray to the tube's outer limits, so we sent our snappers to capture the strange and sombre delights at the end of the line
Amersham
Metropolitan Line
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| This market town, 17 miles out of the centre, features in John Betjeman’s 1973 documentary ‘Metro-land’, which looks at the growth of surburbia. It’s also in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’. Images © Derek Adams |
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High Barnet
Northern Line
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| The original station was opened here in 1872 by the Great Northern Railway as part of a line from Finsbury Park to Edgware. It wasn’t linked to the Northern Line until 1940, and the main building still betrays its dour Victorian roots. Images © www.willysprintshack.co.uk |
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Richmond
District Line
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| The tempo of life changes out here, as the trains slow to a crawl. It feels like the edge of London – you can transfer to overground and meander on to Windsor and Reading. Images © Rob Greig |
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Wimbledon
District Line
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| As well as the tube, this boasts National Rail and Tramlink, not to mention local eateries. The imposing Portland stone entrance was added in the 1920s. Images © Rob Greig |
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Cockfosters
Piccadilly Line
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| The name of the surrounding area (on the border of Enfield and Barnet) dates back to 1524, and may be linked to the residence of a cock (or ‘chief’) forester. Opened in 1933, this Charles Holden-designed station is Grade II listed. Images © willysprintshack.co.uk |
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Morden
Northern Line
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| This southernmost of Charles Holden’s 1926 Northern Line extension stations, with its deco influences, gave rise to the term ‘Mordern Style’. Images © Rob Greig |
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Walthamstow Central
Victoria Line
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| Originally opened in 1870 as Hoe Street, this station joined the Underground in 1968. It’s now a destination for greyhound gamblers and north Londoners who can’t afford or don’t want to live further in. Images © Alan Rutter |
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New Cross Gate
East London Line
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| In the 1830s and ’40s, two competing companies each set up their own stations in this area, both called New Cross. It wasn’t until 1923 that one became New Cross Gate instead. Images © Sam Greenaway |
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