Foy’s

This tiled wall of the pedestrian subway to Museum Railway station is located directly inside the station entrance that I featured yesterday. Mark Foy’s is the name of the department store which was once located in building located above. This building was known as ‘The Piazza’ but is now known as the Downing Centre, which is used as a court house complex. The name has been retained for this subway and thankfully so has this beautiful tilework.
This entrance to Museum Railway station was built in 1926. It is located outside the Downing Centre in Castlereagh Street which is a large court house complex that features local courts, district courts and a law library. The building once housed the Mark Foy’s department store, whose name can feintly be seen above the entrance name, where the lettering has been removed but has left an imprint.