 The new station was constructed in an Art Deco / Streamline Moderne design by Charles Holden with L H Bucknell . Like Holden 's other designs for London Underground in the 1930s , East Finchley station was inspired by European architecture ( particularly Dutch ) that Holden had seen on trips to the continent during that decade . The track here runs roughly north @-@ west to south @-@ east . The imposing station building , built on rising ground adjacent to the railway bridge over High Road ( A1000 ) , has three entrances . The two main entrances to the ticket hall are on the north side of the tracks facing High Road and the third , minor entrance , is on the south side . The entrances are linked by a passage under the tracks which provides access up to the platforms . 
