Survey Data
Reg No
41301059
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Station master's house
In Use As
House
Date
1855 - 1860
Coordinates
271599, 341375
Date Recorded
01/12/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay dormered single-storey former station master's house, built c.1858, with single-storey porch to centre of front elevation, and single-storey addition to south gable. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks and with carved timber fascia and bargeboards to gables and front dormer window in form of projecting trusses. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls. Timber sliding sash windows, mainly camber-arch two-over-two pane with red brick voussoirs in header bond, and round-headed three-over-three pane window to front dormer with brick-effect voussoirs and jambs in paint, all with painted sandstone sills. Rear elevation has paired narrow one-over-one pane windows. Square-headed replacement timber door to porch.
Appraisal
The simple, but typical form of this former station master's house is enhanced by the fine timber detail of the bargeboards and fascia, and by the retention of the varied timber sash windows. It forms an interesting group with the other railway buildings and entrance gateways.