Cessnock
Subway Station Entrance
Original
design drawing for the iconic gateway arches
Whilst not strictly part of the
original brief to construct new flats behind the retained
facades of Grade A Listed tenements on Cessnock Street, the
historical context demanded a close attention to detail and
appropriate level of finish at street level.
With the Alexander "Greek" Thomson
designed facades
as the back drop for the streetscape Lachie Munro
took the
opportunity to design new arches/gateways over the
entrances to the adjacent (Cessnock) subway
station to be more in keeping with
the buildings above. Eventually Strathclyde Passenger
Authority were persuaded that the
1960s style Underground logos be replaced with two new
arches/gateways to signal the entrances. The arches were
deisgned to be more sympathetic to the buildings above.