Marylebone Station

Marylebone Station is a railway terminus built in 1899, designed by H. W. Braddock for Fox Engineers. It is constructed in the Flemish Renaissance style, featuring red brick with buff terracotta dressings and a slate roof. The station is primarily two storeys high, with a raised central section above the arcaded passenger entrance. Its asymmetrical design includes a canted block at the west end and a three-bay block behind it on the Harewood Avenue return. The front on Melcombe Place is marked by dormers, gables, and pyramidal turrets on square towers flanking the central block. The ground floor has round-arched windows, while other windows are straight-headed, all retaining their original joinery. The main tripartite entrance at the east end is faced with terracotta and is connected to the hotel opposite by an iron and glass porte-cochere. The long wall along Boston Place flanking the platform is articulated into bays by vertical buttresses and a recessed brick course.

Inside, the station features red brick, terracotta, and glazed white brickwork above the cornice level. The booking office is made of panelled oak with booth openings. At the west end of the concourse is the Victoria and Albert pub, which has two bars with dark wood panelling, original curved bars and shelving, an ornate plasterwork frieze, and a fireplace. Beyond the concourse are three train sheds, with one spanning 40 feet and the other two spanning 50 feet. These are connected by a roof of five spans running transversely across the concourse, supported by steel columns and girders. The long wall flanking the platform features round-headed niches.

Historically, Marylebone Station was the last of the London termini to be built, opening in 1899 for the Great Central Railway, designed by engineers Sir Douglas and Francis Fox. The station is linked to the former Grand Central Hotel by a covered way made of iron and glass.