Southwark Tube Station Listed
The 1990s building is recognised for its architectural and historic importance.
Southwark Underground Station in London has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England.
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.
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 is noted for its consistently high quality of design, material finish and detailing. Key features include the circular ticket hall, the soaring blue glass screen by artist Alexander Beleschenko, and the bold steel-panelled tunnel of the lower concourse.
Southwark was one of six brand new underground stations on the Jubilee Line Extension which opened in 1999. It was a vast and complex infrastructure project which sought to emphasise high-quality architecture and engineering both above and below ground. Each station was intended to have a unique identity but linked by a shared palette of materials, including stainless steel and polished concrete.
Southwark’s London Underground station is a stunning example of late 20th-century architecture. I’m thrilled to celebrate and help protect this bold design, with its striking play on natural and artificial light.
Used by thousands every day, this station is a great reminder of the extraordinary breadth of our country’s architectural heritage.
Southwark Station has earnt its place on the National Heritage List for England. It represents a high point in a long tradition of excellent design and engineering throughout the Underground network, making memorable experiences for Londoners and visitors alike. We’re pleased to see its importance recognised through listing.
We are delighted to see Southwark station receive Grade II listed status – a testament to the innovative design by architects MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and the values we have long held about the importance of great design across the Tube network, dating back to when the Tube first began operating in 1863.
Southwark’s wonderful features were designed with the future in mind, while paying homage to the architecture that has long been part of London’s history. We are delighted to see the station recognised, as we look forward to progressing with plans that will see MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard’s vision for development above the station sensitively completed in the coming years.
We’re absolutely thrilled with the news that Southwark Underground Station has been listed, just a quarter of a century after it first opened to the public. The Jubilee Line Extension is one of the finest British architectural and engineering achievements of the past century, with Southwark Station one of the jewels in the crown.
The joyful experience of travelling from street to platform is a carefully choreographed delight. From the drum shaped entrance that recalls Charles Holden’s classic 1930s Arnos Grove tube station, to the subterranean skylit hall with artist Alexander Beleschenko’s dramatic geometric blue glass wall, this is transport infrastructure elevated to the sublime.
Southwark station is award-winning public architecture at its best. SAVE is delighted that this fantastic building has been officially recognised and celebrated with national listing.
To catch the tube at Southwark is to enter a world of high drama – a sequence of theatrical spaces that descend to platform level, crowned with the curved, deep blue glass screen by artist Alexander Beleschenko.
SAVE is proud to have strongly supported the listing, drawing attention to its importance with a series of public events, including a symposium in 2017 of the architects of Southwark and its sister stations on the celebrated Jubilee Line Extension.
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