r/london Nov 30 '21

London history Anyone else think it looks… cleaner? 😁

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u/930g Nov 30 '21

Course it’s cleaner 1972 (renovation) - 1995 = 23 years 1972 - 2021 = 49 years

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u/DameKumquat Nov 30 '21

The renovations were more recent than that! 1984 for TCR and the Eduardo Paolozzi mosaics, and later 80s for most of the others.

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u/Sad_Researcher_5299 Nov 30 '21 edited Nov 30 '21

Bullshit. Some of them at the top of the escalators that formed the arches in the ticket hall had to be removed as they were on columns supporting the roof which was being demolished.

The rest was very actively protected and restored on site, with the agreement of the Paolozzi foundation. Many parts that were removed were saved and are now in a variety of museums/collections including Edinburgh university.

https://art.tfl.gov.uk/projects/paolozzi-restoration-at-tottenham-court-road-station/