Covent Garden Underground Station

Covent Garden Underground Station is a 20th-century building that features a steel frame clad in brick, faced with ox-blood red faience produced by the Leeds Fireclay Co Ltd. The station is located at the corner of Long Acre and James Street and has two elevations. It stands two storeys high, with the northern elevation facing Long Acre displaying three arcaded bays that end in a half-bay to the west. The central bay was the original station entrance, while the end half-bay has an entrance intended for a future building above the station. The slightly longer eastern elevation has three main bays with alternate half bays, with the exit located in the central bay, while the other bays were occupied by shops.

The upper storeys feature keyed semi-circular arches adorned with egg-and-dart decoration and cartouches positioned between the springers of the arcaded bays, topped with a modillion cornice. The half-bays and apex bay include a rectangular window set in a shouldered architrave. All windows have been replaced with modern versions. Both elevations display a frieze with the station name, partially restored, in raised grey lettering on a white background that dates from around 1910, along with a blue tile UNDERGROUND sign above the Long Acre entrance, an early feature from the post-1908 rebranding. The office block situated above the station is not of special interest and is not included in this listing.

Inside, the ticket hall has been completely modernised, with tiling that replicates the 1906 pattern, but it retains no original features. The spiral stair showcases original tiling in deep orange, yellow, and white. The tiling in the lower passageways and platforms was replicated in 2009, except for the platform soffit banding.