The passenger hall of Euston railway station from 1966-68
Rail House, Crewe, 1967-68

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

Publications

  • Aspects of Railway Architecture 1985[5]

References

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