Harry Bell Measures

Harry Bell Measures (1862–1940) was an English architect.

He had a varied career. From 1884 - 1892 he was in-house architect for William Willett producing high quality housing for the well-heeled in London and South East England; these were normally in the an ornate red brick Queen Anne style which was popular at the time.

He is also responsible for a number of English "improved" housing developments for working men, such as the Rowton Houses in London and Birmingham. He also designed the original station buildings for the Central London Railway, now the Central line of London Underground, that opened on 30 July 1900.

Measures was later the Director of Barrack Construction for the British War Office and was responsible for buildings such as Redford Barracks in Edinburgh.

Contents 1 Houses for Willetts 2 Other works 3 Central London Railway stations 4 External links 5 References

Houses for Willetts

• 69 - 79 Eaton Road, Hove (1888–90)

Other works

• Works for Artisans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company on Leigham Court Estate, Streatham.

Central London Railway stations

Measures designed the following stations on the original section of the Central London Railway:

• Shepherd's Bush - building demolished and rebuilt in 2008.
• Holland Park - station building remains in use
• Notting Hill Gate - building demolished and rebuilt
• Queensway - opened as Queens Road. Building remains in use
• Lancaster Gate - building demolished and rebuilt
• Marble Arch - Oxford Street entrance remains
• Bond Street - Oxford Street entrance remains
• Oxford Circus - well preserved example of the type
• Tottenham Court Road - opened as Oxford Street. Demolished in 2009.
• British Museum - station closed in 1933 when new Central line platforms opened at Holborn. Demolished in 1990s.
• Chancery Lane - High Holborn station building remains but no longer used for access to station
• St Paul's - opened as Post Office. Demolished in 1930s.
• Bank - no surface building constructed

Measures also designed the original station building for railway's Wood Lane station, which opened in 1908 for the Franco-British Exhibition, although this was later modified to a design by Stanley Heaps. The station was closed in 1947 and the building has been demolished.

External links

Images of Harry Bell Measures designed Central London Railway stations from London Transport Museum Photographic Archive:

• Shepherd's Bush, 1935
• Holland Park, 1914
• Notting Hill Gate, 1914
• Queensway, 1923
• Lancaster Gate, 1921
• Marble Arch, 1929
• Bond Street, circa 1915
• Oxford Circus, circa 1910
• Tottenham Court Road, 1914
• British Museum, 1930
• Chancery Lane, 1914
• St Paul's, 1914

References

• Underground Architecture, D Lawrence, London, Capital Transport, 1994
• Modern Housing in Town & Country, James Cornes, London, Batsford, 1905

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Name	Measures,Harry Bell
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Date of birth	1862
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Date of death	1940
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