Knowledge

Belsize Park tube station

Source 📝

891: 915: 903: 855: 843: 49: 1382: 1275: 391: 1347: 1255: 437: 1851: 328: 1397: 879: 867: 27: 979: 36: 1484: 1423: 1407: 1387: 1372: 1357: 1342: 1305: 1290: 1250: 1145: 189: 176: 163: 150: 137: 56: 890: 914: 902: 410:. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 metres (109 ft) to the platforms. The platforms can also be reached by stairs; there are 219 steps according to the sign in the station. 1890: 920:
The complete design in the repeated platform frieze. As part of the station upgrade the platform tiling was replaced although the tone of the new tiles is darker than the originals.
896:
Standard design was also employed when an outside door was part of the build for access to the upper floor(s). A triangular pediment above the doorway and fanlight were the norm.
716: 531: 1895: 452:
to provide safe accommodation for service personnel. Entrances to the shelter are at the junction of Haverstock Hill and Downside Crescent and off Haverstock Hill.
1885: 1875: 293: 425:
with five round arched windows. It remained largely untouched until the late 1980s when the lifts were replaced and a new ticketing system installed.
1749: 1910: 1661: 1058: 963: 399: 1651: 205: 908:
The cartouche employed at Belsize Park as a decorative touch along the first floor level is an identical design to those at Hampstead.
48: 854: 842: 720: 418: 652: 1915: 1352: 689: 619: 586: 553: 1905: 1093: 516: 368: 120: 813: 1779: 1656: 1539: 1519: 1020: 878: 734: 951: 946: 1051: 694: 1619: 1417: 1270: 786: 1718: 1238: 939: 866: 1880: 1764: 1723: 1708: 1646: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1584: 1568: 1494: 1280: 1114: 1044: 277: 1794: 1784: 1713: 1504: 286: 1469: 1183: 1108: 1814: 1774: 1769: 1754: 1739: 1698: 1499: 1474: 1464: 1392: 1285: 1265: 1260: 1193: 1120: 1103: 1098: 445: 407: 403: 1759: 1135: 690:"Belsize Park Underground Station including forecourt walls, gatepiers, gates and railings (1401089)" 1489: 1329: 1232: 1214: 1188: 1151: 1088: 90: 1855: 1528: 1448: 1430: 1396: 1311: 1295: 1208: 1028: 1015: 364: 332: 1789: 1693: 1534: 1459: 1198: 1178: 1173: 992: 468: 464: 360: 1900: 1703: 1402: 1300: 1125: 472: 1842: 1412: 1168: 1140: 1130: 997: 663: 630: 597: 564: 527: 390: 352: 8: 1509: 1336: 1244: 1024: 379: 1832: 1677: 1367: 1362: 982: 978: 344: 101: 26: 959: 371:. It stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II 1454: 809: 782: 483:
The staircase at Belsize Park tube station is the scene of the eponymous homicide in
436: 1377: 685: 484: 1346: 1254: 803: 372: 225: 1744: 1479: 1381: 1274: 488: 752: 1869: 1483: 1422: 1406: 1386: 1371: 1356: 1341: 1304: 1289: 1249: 1144: 1067: 1005: 356: 308: 295: 35: 1819: 460: 449: 414: 348: 80: 1837: 935: 428:
It was previously the site of the Trewint Industrial Home for Girls.
444:
Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have
496: 422: 1036: 1891:
Former Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway stations
645: 612: 579: 546: 509: 382:
is located a short distance to the north of the station.
735:"London Underground By Design by Mark Ovenden – review" 717:"16 London Underground Stations Listed at Grade II" 684: 795: 1896:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907 1867: 719:. English Heritage. 26 July 2011. Archived from 448:underneath them. The shelter was constructed in 1662:Underground Electric Railways Company of London 431: 398:The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the 1886:Tube stations in the London Borough of Camden 1876:Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2 1052: 776: 400:Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway 402:as an intermediate station on its line from 1652:Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway 206:Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway 1059: 1045: 960:"Visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter" 808:. London: British Library Crime Classics. 753:"Trewint Industrial Home, London and Kent" 660:Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023 627:Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022 594:Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021 561:Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020 524:Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019 421:" and has his familiar facade of ox-blood 68:Location of Belsize Park in Greater London 678: 781:. London: Capital Transport Publishing. 770: 435: 389: 127:London Underground annual entry and exit 1911:London Underground Night Tube stations 1868: 884:Original tiling on northbound platform 777:Emmerson, Andrew; Beard, Tony (2004). 1040: 976: 478: 1657:Edgware, Highgate and London Railway 709: 534:from the original on 9 November 2020 55: 942:from the original on 18 March 2008. 801: 499:pop video for the song "Paradise". 13: 695:National Heritage List for England 495:. The station also appears in the 351:, north-west London. It is on the 14: 1927: 1066: 966:from the original on 5 June 2001. 928: 860:Southbound platform looking south 848:Northbound platform looking north 1849: 1482: 1421: 1405: 1395: 1385: 1380: 1370: 1355: 1345: 1340: 1303: 1288: 1273: 1253: 1248: 1143: 977: 913: 901: 889: 877: 865: 853: 841: 326: 188: 187: 175: 174: 162: 161: 149: 148: 136: 135: 54: 47: 34: 25: 440:Belsize Park deep level shelter 1916:1907 establishments in England 872:Roundel on northbound platform 745: 727: 455: 1: 1906:Leslie Green railway stations 1647:City and South London Railway 502: 446:deep-level air-raid shelters 413:The station was designed by 7: 1856:London transport portal 938:. London Transport Museum. 432:Deep-level air-raid shelter 333:London transport portal 10: 1932: 1094:Totteridge & Whetstone 962:. Subterranea Britannica. 826: 802:Hay, Mavis Doriel (1934). 385: 16:London Underground station 1828: 1807: 1732: 1686: 1670: 1639: 1632: 1577: 1561: 1552: 1518: 1440: 1321: 1224: 1161: 1081: 1074: 986: 973: 833:Belsize Park tube station 757:www.childrenshomes.org.uk 324: 285: 271: 266: 248: 240: 232: 224: 216: 211: 201: 196: 183: 170: 157: 144: 131: 126: 116: 108: 96: 86: 76: 42: 33: 23: 1709:Highbury & Islington 394:Station entrance in 1960 91:London Borough of Camden 1540:Battersea Power Station 1353:King's Cross St Pancras 1021:Battersea Power Station 1881:Northern line stations 947:Station exterior, 1925 936:"Photographic Archive" 441: 395: 254:; 13 years ago 1740:Northern Heights plan 1418:Elephant & Castle 779:London's Secret Tubes 723:on 14 September 2011. 530:. 23 September 2020. 439: 393: 278:TfL station info page 1843:Transport for London 1271:Tottenham Court Road 1225:Charing Cross branch 664:Transport for London 653:"Station Usage Data" 631:Transport for London 620:"Station Usage Data" 598:Transport for London 587:"Station Usage Data" 565:Transport for London 554:"Station Usage Data" 528:Transport for London 517:"Station Usage Data" 367:stations, and is in 309:51.55028°N 0.16444°W 1719:King William Street 1239:Mornington Crescent 475:serve the station. 380:Royal Free Hospital 305: /  109:Number of platforms 1833:London Underground 1724:South Kentish Town 1678:Northern City Line 1082:High Barnet branch 987:Following station 983:London Underground 974:Preceding station 805:Murder Underground 741:. 3 February 2013. 493:Murder Underground 479:In Popular Culture 442: 396: 345:London Underground 314:51.55028; -0.16444 102:London Underground 1863: 1862: 1803: 1802: 1628: 1627: 1548: 1547: 1035: 1034: 952:Ticket hall, 1927 815:978-0-7123-5725-8 369:Travelcard Zone 2 338: 337: 267:Other information 252:20 July 2011 197:Railway companies 1923: 1854: 1853: 1852: 1750:Alexandra Palace 1640:Former companies 1637: 1636: 1559: 1558: 1520:Battersea branch 1495:Tooting Broadway 1486: 1425: 1409: 1399: 1389: 1384: 1374: 1359: 1349: 1344: 1307: 1292: 1281:Leicester Square 1277: 1257: 1252: 1147: 1115:Finchley Central 1079: 1078: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1038: 1037: 981: 971: 970: 967: 943: 917: 905: 893: 881: 869: 857: 845: 820: 819: 799: 793: 792: 774: 768: 767: 765: 763: 749: 743: 742: 731: 725: 724: 713: 707: 706: 704: 702: 686:Historic England 682: 676: 675: 673: 671: 657: 649: 643: 642: 640: 638: 633:. 4 October 2023 624: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 591: 583: 577: 576: 574: 572: 558: 550: 544: 543: 541: 539: 521: 513: 485:Mavis Doriel Hay 471:and night route 331: 330: 329: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 310: 306: 303: 302: 301: 298: 262: 260: 255: 202:Original company 191: 190: 178: 177: 165: 164: 152: 151: 139: 138: 104: 58: 57: 51: 38: 29: 21: 20: 1931: 1930: 1926: 1925: 1924: 1922: 1921: 1920: 1866: 1865: 1864: 1859: 1850: 1848: 1824: 1799: 1765:Cranley Gardens 1733:Abandoned plans 1728: 1687:Former stations 1682: 1666: 1624: 1573: 1554: 1544: 1514: 1505:South Wimbledon 1436: 1317: 1220: 1157: 1070: 1065: 1031: 1010: 1000: 958: 934: 931: 926: 925: 924: 921: 918: 909: 906: 897: 894: 885: 882: 873: 870: 861: 858: 849: 846: 835: 834: 829: 824: 823: 816: 800: 796: 789: 775: 771: 761: 759: 751: 750: 746: 733: 732: 728: 715: 714: 710: 700: 698: 683: 679: 669: 667: 666:. 8 August 2024 655: 651: 650: 646: 636: 634: 622: 618: 617: 613: 603: 601: 589: 585: 584: 580: 570: 568: 567:. 16 April 2021 556: 552: 551: 547: 537: 535: 519: 515: 514: 510: 505: 481: 458: 434: 388: 373:listed building 327: 325: 313: 311: 307: 304: 299: 296: 294: 292: 291: 258: 256: 253: 100: 87:Local authority 72: 71: 70: 69: 66: 65: 64: 63: 59: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1929: 1919: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1861: 1860: 1846: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1829: 1826: 1825: 1823: 1822: 1817: 1811: 1809: 1805: 1804: 1801: 1800: 1798: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1782: 1777: 1772: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1745:Aldenham depot 1742: 1736: 1734: 1730: 1729: 1727: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1690: 1688: 1684: 1683: 1681: 1680: 1674: 1672: 1668: 1667: 1665: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1643: 1641: 1634: 1630: 1629: 1626: 1625: 1623: 1622: 1620:Standard Stock 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1581: 1579: 1575: 1574: 1572: 1571: 1565: 1563: 1556: 1550: 1549: 1546: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1524: 1522: 1516: 1515: 1513: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1477: 1472: 1470:Clapham Common 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1444: 1442: 1438: 1437: 1435: 1434: 1427: 1415: 1410: 1400: 1390: 1375: 1365: 1360: 1350: 1333: 1325: 1323: 1319: 1318: 1316: 1315: 1308: 1298: 1293: 1283: 1278: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1241: 1236: 1228: 1226: 1222: 1221: 1219: 1218: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1184:Hendon Central 1181: 1176: 1171: 1165: 1163: 1162:Edgware branch 1159: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1148: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1111: 1109:Mill Hill East 1106: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1085: 1083: 1076: 1072: 1071: 1064: 1063: 1056: 1049: 1041: 1033: 1032: 1018: 1013: 1011: 1009:Edgware branch 1008: 1003: 1001: 995: 989: 988: 985: 975: 969: 968: 956: 955: 954: 949: 930: 929:External links 927: 923: 922: 919: 912: 910: 907: 900: 898: 895: 888: 886: 883: 876: 874: 871: 864: 862: 859: 852: 850: 847: 840: 837: 836: 832: 831: 830: 828: 825: 822: 821: 814: 794: 787: 769: 744: 726: 708: 677: 644: 611: 600:. 12 July 2022 578: 545: 507: 506: 504: 501: 489:murder mystery 480: 477: 457: 454: 433: 430: 387: 384: 355:branch of the 336: 335: 322: 321: 289: 283: 282: 281: 280: 273: 272:External links 269: 268: 264: 263: 250: 246: 245: 242: 238: 237: 234: 230: 229: 222: 221: 220:Station opened 218: 214: 213: 209: 208: 203: 199: 198: 194: 193: 185: 181: 180: 172: 168: 167: 159: 155: 154: 146: 142: 141: 133: 129: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 98: 94: 93: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 67: 61: 60: 53: 52: 46: 45: 44: 43: 40: 39: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1928: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1909: 1907: 1904: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1889: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1873: 1871: 1858: 1857: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1831: 1830: 1827: 1821: 1818: 1816: 1815:Golders Green 1813: 1812: 1810: 1806: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1775:Elstree South 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1755:Brockley Hill 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1737: 1735: 1731: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1704:Finsbury Park 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1691: 1689: 1685: 1679: 1676: 1675: 1673: 1669: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1644: 1642: 1638: 1635: 1631: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1580: 1576: 1570: 1567: 1566: 1564: 1560: 1557: 1551: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1530: 1526: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1500:Colliers Wood 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1485: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1475:Clapham South 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1465:Clapham North 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1446: 1445: 1443: 1441:Morden branch 1439: 1433: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1404: 1403:London Bridge 1401: 1398: 1394: 1391: 1388: 1383: 1379: 1376: 1373: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1358: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1343: 1339: 1338: 1334: 1332: 1331: 1327: 1326: 1324: 1320: 1314: 1313: 1309: 1306: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1287: 1286:Charing Cross 1284: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1266:Goodge Street 1264: 1262: 1261:Warren Street 1259: 1256: 1251: 1247: 1246: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1230: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1217: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1194:Golders Green 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1146: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1121:East Finchley 1119: 1117: 1116: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1105: 1104:West Finchley 1102: 1100: 1099:Woodside Park 1097: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1086: 1084: 1080: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1068:Northern line 1062: 1057: 1055: 1050: 1048: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1007: 1006:Northern line 1004: 1002: 999: 994: 991: 990: 984: 980: 972: 965: 961: 957: 953: 950: 948: 945: 944: 941: 937: 933: 932: 916: 911: 904: 899: 892: 887: 880: 875: 868: 863: 856: 851: 844: 839: 838: 817: 811: 807: 806: 798: 790: 788:1-85414-283-6 784: 780: 773: 758: 754: 748: 740: 736: 730: 722: 718: 712: 697: 696: 691: 687: 681: 665: 661: 654: 648: 632: 628: 621: 615: 599: 595: 588: 582: 566: 562: 555: 549: 533: 529: 525: 518: 512: 508: 500: 498: 494: 490: 486: 476: 474: 470: 466: 462: 453: 451: 447: 438: 429: 426: 424: 420: 416: 411: 409: 408:Golders Green 405: 404:Charing Cross 401: 392: 383: 381: 376: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 357:Northern line 354: 350: 346: 342: 334: 323: 318: 290: 288: 284: 279: 276: 275: 274: 270: 265: 251: 249:Added to list 247: 243: 239: 235: 233:Listing grade 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 210: 207: 204: 200: 195: 186: 182: 173: 169: 160: 156: 147: 143: 134: 130: 125: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 92: 89: 85: 82: 79: 75: 50: 41: 37: 32: 28: 24:Belsize Park 22: 19: 1901:Belsize Park 1847: 1795:Stroud Green 1785:Muswell Hill 1760:Bushey Heath 1714:Drayton Park 1671:Former lines 1527: 1447: 1429: 1335: 1328: 1310: 1243: 1231: 1213: 1204:Belsize Park 1203: 1150: 1141:Kentish Town 1136:Tufnell Park 1113: 804: 797: 778: 772: 760:. Retrieved 756: 747: 739:The Guardian 738: 729: 721:the original 711: 699:. Retrieved 693: 680: 670:16 September 668:. Retrieved 659: 647: 635:. Retrieved 626: 614: 602:. Retrieved 593: 581: 569:. Retrieved 560: 548: 536:. Retrieved 523: 511: 492: 482: 461:London Buses 459: 450:World War II 443: 427: 419:Modern Style 415:Leslie Green 412: 397: 377: 349:Belsize Park 341:Belsize Park 340: 339: 241:Entry number 217:22 June 1907 192:5.02 million 179:4.59 million 166:2.61 million 153:2.77 million 140:5.68 million 81:Belsize Park 62:Belsize Park 18: 1490:Tooting Bec 1330:Camden Town 1322:Bank Branch 1233:Camden Town 1215:Camden Town 1189:Brent Cross 1152:Camden Town 1089:High Barnet 604:7 September 456:Connections 347:station in 312: / 287:Coordinates 1870:Categories 1838:Night Tube 1770:Crouch End 1699:Essex Road 1615:1972 Stock 1610:1962 Stock 1605:1959 Stock 1600:1956 Stock 1595:1949 Stock 1590:1938 Stock 1585:1906 Stock 1569:1995 Stock 1529:Kennington 1449:Kennington 1431:Kennington 1368:Old Street 1312:Kennington 1296:Embankment 1209:Chalk Farm 1029:Kennington 1016:Chalk Farm 637:10 October 538:9 November 503:References 365:Chalk Farm 359:, between 297:51°33′01″N 259:2011-07-20 97:Managed by 1790:North End 1780:Mill Hill 1694:City Road 1535:Nine Elms 1460:Stockwell 1199:Hampstead 1179:Colindale 1174:Burnt Oak 993:Hampstead 571:1 January 361:Hampstead 300:0°09′52″W 212:Key dates 117:Fare zone 1378:Moorgate 1301:Waterloo 1126:Highgate 1075:Stations 1019:towards 996:towards 964:Archived 940:Archived 532:Archived 497:Coldplay 487:'s 1934 77:Location 1633:History 1562:Current 1553:Rolling 1413:Borough 1169:Edgware 1131:Archway 998:Edgware 827:Gallery 762:21 June 701:3 April 463:routes 423:faience 386:History 353:Edgware 257: ( 244:1401089 1820:Morden 1808:Depots 1578:Former 1510:Morden 1480:Balham 1337:Euston 1245:Euston 1025:Morden 812:  785:  656:(XLSX) 623:(XLSX) 590:(XLSX) 557:(XLSX) 520:(XLSX) 491:novel 228:status 226:Listed 1555:stock 1426:100m) 1363:Angel 343:is a 1455:Oval 1393:Bank 810:ISBN 783:ISBN 764:2023 703:2015 672:2024 639:2023 606:2022 573:2022 540:2020 467:and 417:in " 378:The 363:and 184:2023 171:2022 158:2021 145:2020 132:2019 1027:or 469:C11 465:168 406:to 1872:: 1023:, 755:. 737:. 692:. 688:. 662:. 658:. 629:. 625:. 596:. 592:. 563:. 559:. 526:. 522:. 473:N5 375:. 236:II 1420:( 1060:e 1053:t 1046:v 818:. 791:. 766:. 705:. 674:. 641:. 608:. 575:. 542:. 261:) 121:2 112:2

Index

London Underground

Belsize Park is located in Greater London
Belsize Park
London Borough of Camden
London Underground
2
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
Listed
TfL station info page
Coordinates
51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.55028°N 0.16444°W / 51.55028; -0.16444
London transport portal
London Underground
Belsize Park
Edgware
Northern line
Hampstead
Chalk Farm
Travelcard Zone 2
listed building
Royal Free Hospital

Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway
Charing Cross
Golders Green
Leslie Green
Modern Style
faience

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.