Acton Town London Regional Transport Underground Station Acton Town London Regional Transport Underground Station, Including Shopping Parade

Acton Town Underground Station, including a shopping parade, was built in 1932 by Charles Holden. It features reinforced concrete post and lintel construction with some load-bearing red brick infill. The station has a symmetrical, almost square, double-height ticket hall flanked by kiosks on a bridge. This leads to a parade of shops that descends to Bollo Lane, with a secondary entrance at the rear under stepped boxed lighting.

The ticket hall opens into a complex access area with an open frame construction, from which enclosed stairs descend to the platforms. These platforms are covered by integral concrete canopies that include clerestoreys, supported by paired piers in alternating broad and narrow bay formations. The narrow bays are partially filled with kiosks, poster boards, roundel signs, and fixed seating. A secondary bridge connects the platforms at the southern end.

All the shops in the parade retain their original bronzed glazing, which is particularly elaborate on the taller frontages facing Bollo Lane and in the side passage. Most shop doors are original, except for one shop east of the station. The station windows are metal with a strong horizontal emphasis in their glazing bars. The ticket hall features a projecting roundel sign over the canopy and three double-height paired windows on the street frontage, with similar windows at the upper level at the rear. The ceiling has an exposed concrete frame, while the upper walls are rendered with brown tiling below. The original tiled floors remain intact. This station is recognized as an important example of Holden's mature work for an interchange station.