Ray Moorcroft Explained

Ray L Moorcroft FRIBA was chief architect for British Rail from 1977, and is best known for his work on the passenger hall of Euston railway station.

Career

Moorcroft started with British Rail as an architect in the London Midland Region, working with William Robert Headley. He succeeded Bernard Kaukas as Chief Architect to British Rail in 1977, when Kaukas was appointed Director of Environment.

Works

• Esso Petroleum Company, Davies Street, London. 1954 (modernisation)
• Manchester Piccadilly railway station 1959-64^[1]
• Railway hostel, Tyseley, Birmingham 1962
• Euston railway station passenger hall 1966-68 ^[2] with William Robert Headley
• King's Cross railway station 1963-68 (rebuilding)
• Wolverhampton railway station 1964-67^[3]
• Northampton railway station 1965-66 (rebuilding)
• Rail House, Crewe 1967-68 (with Frederick Francis Charles Curtis)^[4]
• Birmingham International railway station 1976

Publications

• Aspects of Railway Architecture 1985^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . 1969 . The Buildings of England. South Lancashire . Yale University Press . 288 . 0140710361 .
2. Book: Hibbert . Christopher . Christopher Hibbert. Weinreb . Ben . Ben Weinreb. Keay . Julia . Keay . John . John Keay. 23 March 2010 . . Pan Macmillan . 278 . 9781405049252 .
3. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . 1974 . The Buildings of England. Staffordshire . Penguin Books . 317 . 0140710469 .
4. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Hubbard . Edward . 1971 . The Buildings of England. Cheshire . Yale University Press . 190 . 9780300095883 .
5. Book: Clarke . Linda . Moorcroft . Ray . 1985 . Aspects of Railway Architecture . British Railways Board .