T. P. Figgis
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Architect
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working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work included private houses as well as public buildings.
T. Phillips) Figgis was the second son of Thomas Gilbert Figgis from Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
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, and his wife Margaret Phillips.
Some of his best-known works are the original station buildings for the City & South London Railway
City & South London Railway
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(C&SLR, now part of London Underground
London Underground
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's Northern Line
Northern Line
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) which opened in 1890. Figgis designed the stations at Stockwell
Stockwell tube station
Stockwell tube station is a London Underground station in Stockwell, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is located on the Northern Line between Oval and Clapham North, and on the Victoria Line between Brixton and Vauxhall. It is the southernmost station on the London Undergound that serves more...
, Oval
Oval tube station
Oval tube station in Kennington is a station on the Northern line of the London Underground between Stockwell and Kennington stations. It is the only station on the Morden branch of the Northern line whose name begins with a vowel and is one of only two stations on the London Underground with only...
, Kennington
Kennington tube station
Kennington tube station is a London Underground station in Newington/ Walworth on Kennington Park Road, on both the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern Line. Its neighbours to the north are Waterloo on the Charing Cross branch and Elephant & Castle on the Bank branch; the next station...
, Elephant and Castle and Borough
Borough tube station
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. When the C&SLR was extended, he later designed a station at Clapham North
Clapham North tube station
Clapham North tube station is an Underground station in Clapham, London. It is on the Northern Line between Clapham Common and Stockwell. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is close to Clapham High Street railway station, although there is no direct interchange link...
and the station and C&SLR's offices at Moorgate
Moorgate station
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. Most of Figgis's buildings for the C&SLR have been replaced or substantially altered; only Kennington (with minor alterations) and Moorgate remain.
Other railway buildings he designed included the four new stations on the Meon Valley Railway
Meon Valley Railway
The Meon Valley Railway was a cross-country railway in Hampshire, England that ran for between Alton and Fareham, closely following the course of the River Meon. At its northern end, it joined with the Mid-Hants Railway to Winchester, the Alton Line to Brookwood and the Basingstoke and Alton...
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He undertook several commissions for the Presbyterian Church of England, including St Columba's Church, in Alfred Street
Alfred Street
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, Oxford (now a United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church
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), an extension to St Paul's Church, Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
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, and St Ninian's Church, Golders Green
Golders Green
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.