Murals

Eduardo Paolozzi – Untitled, London

Listing: Unlisted
Condition: Good condition
Material Type: Mosaic
Building Type: Transport
Artist / Designer: Eduardo Paolozzi
Owners: Transport for London
Date: 1986
Address: Tottenham Court Road Station, Oxford Street, London W1D 2DH
Local Authority: City of Westminster
County: Greater London
Country: England

The murals at Tottenham Court Road underground station are amongst the most celebrated public art in London. They cover 950 sq metres on the Northern and Central line platforms and  interconnecting spaces.  While the mosaic arches over the escalators were demolished as part of  the 2015 works to upgrade the station for the Elizabeth Line, the original Oxford Street entrance panel was conserved and relocated on site and the platform level mosaics were retained albeit with sizable areas replicated in modern glass. Fragments of the demolished mosaic arches were sent  Edinburgh College of Art to be reassembled and used for conservation training.