ALBION STONE CASE STUDY JORDANS BASEBED, WHITBED & ROACH, FANCY BEACH WHITBED & GROVE WHITBED

CLIENT: Tube Lines ARCHITECT: Capita Architecture / Acanthus LW Tube Station ARTIST: John Maine RA STONE CONTRACTOR: Szerelmey Green Park, London MATERIAL: Jordans Basebed, Whitbed & Roach, Fancy Beach Whitbed & Grove Whitbed

This is a £48M project providing step-free access including cladding and setting of the station in the natural environment new lifts and a new ramped access from Green Park into the Of Green Park. ticket hall. A total of 63 Tube stations are now step-free from street to A new copper and cladding canopy fronting platform level. By the time of the 2012 Games 65 Tube sta- provides shelter for the lift entrance and a new tions will be step-free. staircase that runs from Piccadilly. Acanthus LW provided a co-located team to Tube Lines who were responsible for has applied for funding from the Gov- developing the initial design by Capita Architecture. ernment to help make further stations in the Capital 'step free'. The planning approval process involved collaboration with artist John Maine RA whose work is featured in relief on the has commissioned artist John Maine Portland Stone cladding and granite paving to the Piccadilly RA to create a new artwork which forms part of the station area of the project. structure for passengers to enjoy.

The artwork collaboration involved consultation with London Albion Stone supplied their full range of Portland Stones: Underground, City Council, The Royal Parks, Jordans Basebed, Jordans Whitbed, Fancy Beach Whitbed, English Heritage, the Ritz Hotel and other local resident Grove Whitbed & Jordans Roach. bodies. This project was awarded an ‘Award’ in the Natural Stone The work focuses on the geology of the Portland Stone Show 2012 in the ‘Landscaping’ category.

Nearest Tube: Green Park Albion Stone plc, Robert Denholm House, Bletchingley Road, Nutfield, Surrey RH1 4HW England Tel: 01737 771772 Fax: 01737 771776 email: [email protected] www.albionstone.com

ALBION STONE CASE STUDY JORDANS BASEBED< WHITBED & ROACH, FANCY BEACH WHITBED & GROVE WHITBED

Albion Stone plc, Robert Denholm House, Bletchingley Road, Nutfield, Surrey RH1 4HW England Tel: 01737 771772 Fax: 01737 771776 email: [email protected] www.albionstone.com