Southwark tube station gains heritage protection for its striking late-20th-century design

"The London Underground's Southwark tube station has been granted listed status as an outstanding example of late 20th-century architecture. The station is noted for its Holden-inspired circular entrance hall and for its rather unique design below ground, with a large cavern leading to narrow space-age escalator tubes down to a second large cavern between the train platforms. Following years of campaigning, the station has now been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England."

"Described as "one of the most memorable and theatrical spaces on the London Underground network", its new listed status celebrates the station's design and crucially does not affect its function as a busy transport hub. The station was built between 1994 and 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension to designs by architects MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and engineers Babtie and L G Mouchel & partners."

"Since it opened in 1999, the station won a number of awards, including a RIBA bronze medal in 2000 and was chosen as the Royal Fine Arts Commission/British Sky Broadcasting building of the year for 2000, receiving a Special Commendation. It received the Concrete Society Certificate of Excellence - Building Category, 2000 and the British Construction Industry Awards - Special Award for Pursuit of Architectural and Engineering Excellence in Public Transport, 2000."

Southwark tube station has been listed at Grade II in recognition of its outstanding late 20th-century architecture. The station features a Holden-inspired circular entrance hall and a distinctive subterranean arrangement with a large cavern, narrow space-age escalator tubes, and a second large cavern between the platforms. The station was constructed between 1994 and 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension by architects MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and engineers Babtie and L G Mouchel & partners. The station has received multiple awards including a RIBA bronze medal and construction industry honors. The listed status protects the design while allowing continued operation as a busy transport hub. Historic England's map places the marker on the rear glazed canopy rather than the main entrance.

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