Manor House was also special because of the 'Black Cab Rank', which meant we could always get a cab home from the West End right back to Warwick Gardens.. We only did this occasionally, but it did happen. We used to go to Horse Racing at Hurst Park (Sunbury, Middx), Kempton Park (Hampton Court) & Newbury by train from Waterloo or Paddington and get a cab home from the station.
On Sundays and Holidays in the summer, we occasionally went on a Thames Steamer from Tower Pier to Southend and Margate and alway got a cab home from Tower Pier.

Very difficult to get even lighting, but this is Turnpike Lane. While taking the pix, I was acccosted by someone knowledgable who said Southgate Station was brilliant for contemporary (30s) features.

I think that there are hunting scenes on the grilles at Wood Green but I would have to go there to check. There is also a bronze creature above the ticket office - presumably a white hart. To be honest whenever I am at Wood Green I am too busy clutching my bag to spend much time staring up at the roof. Southgate is a marvellous station and is well worth the trip to zone 4. For me it's less the features than the building itself: the ticket hall is a circular drum and a parade of shops wraps itself around at the back. Looking at Southgate you can see how lovely Turnpike Lane must have been when it was built with its triple height ticket hall and the balconied shopping parade on Green Lanes.

I do agree that Manor House is the best station though, and always choose to use it even though Turnpike Lane is the quicker walk. It doesn't have the grand buildings of the other stations on the Piccadilly line extension but it has it's own charm ..... and the best music.