Mansion House tube station

Mansion House is a London Underground station in the City of London, named after the official residence of the Lord Mayor. It stands at the junction of Queen Victoria Street and Cannon Street, between Blackfriars and Cannon Street stations. The station opened in 1871 as the eastern end of the Metropolitan District Railway. Today it serves the Circle and District lines on three platforms. Two platforms handle trains in both directions, while a third, disused platform once served terminating eastbound trains. The station’s history reflects London’s early Underground development. It began as a terminus before becoming a through station in the 1880s. The first penny chocolate vending machine in Britain appeared here in 1886. Architect Charles Holden redesigned the entrance in the 1920s with a tall glazed screen and the familiar roundel. The Circle line gained its own identity in 1949 after decades as part of the Metropolitan Railway. Visitors find a sub-surface station with two active platforms and one abandoned bay. The ticket hall and entrance retain Holden’s 1920s style with glazed brickwork. The disused platform still shows signs of its past use, including a hydraulic buffer at one end. Above ground, London buses serve the area day and night. The station’s name echoes the grand Mansion House nearby, though the building is closer to Bank station.