Alphabetical thing: Brent Cross

Brent Cross station is on the Northern line's Edgware branch. It's above ground, with an island platform on a viaduct. With a lot of trees around, it feels very pleasant, almost like a quiet country halt on a branch line, not a London Underground station in zone 3. (Although I suspect it wouldn't be quite so pleasant in bad weather like today!)

The ticket office is well-lit, spacious, airy and well-proportioned in a sort of neo-classical style. In terms of architecture and design, this is possibly my favourite station I've found so far on the alphabetical project, which is quite a surprise, because I normally prefer the stark modernist styles.

What's outside the station? There are two exits from the ticket office. The main one leads through an interesting, vaguely Egyptian-styled frontage to a drive/car-park.

The smaller, rear exit leads to stereotyped suburban streets, whose architecture isn't anywhere near as interesting as the station's!

Is it near Brent Cross Shopping Centre? As the crow flies, yes. As the pedestrian walks, no. There's a very busy and very complicated junction of major dual carriageways between them. A notice in the ticket office advises people to take the bus from the station to the shopping mall instead of walking.