 | 18th April 2005 | Odds and Ends
Well rules are meant to be broken so here are a few photos of buildings that are either out of my area of study or not in operational use.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Abbey Street Railway Bridge, London Borough of Southwark
OS Grid Ref: TQ338794
Architect / Engineer: Thomas Landmann
Constructed 1836 by the London and Greenwich Railway
Listed on 3rd July 1979, Grade II
Now mostly hidden by the large surrounding bridge. One of only 2 surviving bridges from London's first railway, the London and Greenwich.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Appledore Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ975297
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1851 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
Another William Tress designed station for the SER with similarities to Wadhurst Station. Compare Rye, Battle, Etchingham and Frant.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Ashurst Railway Station Footbridge, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ507388
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1888 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 24th August 1990, Grade II
Sadly the rather fine station pavilion style buildings have been demolished.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Aylesford Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ720586
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1856 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 25th February 1987, Grade II
A fine example of a Tudor style country station (compare Wateringbury Station). The station buildings have benefited from an extensive refurbishment project that was completed in 1988.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Balcombe Ouse Valley Railway Viaduct, West Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ324278
Architect / Engineer: John Rastrick and David Mocatta
Constructed 1842 by the London and Brighton Railway
Listed on 8th May 1983, Grade II*
The viaduct is virtually unaltered from when it was built and is considered as one of the most elegant in the country. A plaque affixed to one of the piers records that the viaduct was refurbished by Railtrack in 1996-99.
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 | 15th April 2005 | Balham Railway Station Island Platform Canopy, London Borough of Wandsworth
OS Grid Ref: TQ286732
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed c. 1869 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 7th April 1983, Grade II
You may have spotted the total lack of a canopy in the photos!Thank you to Stephen Spark for advising me the the canopy was blown down in ther 1987 October storm, quite why it was never rebuilt is not known (although "cost" springs to mind!)
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 | 6th April 2005 | Barnes Railway Bridge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
OS Grid Ref: TQ213763
Architect / Engineer: Joseph Locke and J E Errington
Constructed 1849 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed on 11th February 1998 (Hounslow side) and 25th June 1983 (Richmond side), Grade II
The bridge is listed twice as it spans two London Boroughs. The upstream span is the older 1849 section which is now unused. The downstream section which supports the current track layout was constructed in 1891-95. The bridge is currently listed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register as being in poor condition.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Barnes Railway Station, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
OS Grid Ref: TQ213763
Architect / Engineer: William Tite
Constructed 1846 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed 5th February 1991, Grade II
The Station building was considerably altered in the 1880s and is now occupied by a private operation. The train company now have a modern ticket office on the island platform. William Tite is also responsible for Kew Bridge Railway Station.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Bat and Ball Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ530568
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1862 by the London Chatham and Dover Railway
Listed on 24th July 1990, Grade II
This station was originally built as a terminus but became a through station in 1868 when the line was extended to Sevenoaks.
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 | 15th April 2005 | Battersea Park Railway Station, London Borough of Wandsworth
OS Grid Ref: TQ288770
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1867 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 7th April 1983, Grade II
The building is listed on English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk register although planning and listed building concent has been submitted for repair and renovation works to the main building. The Railway Heritage Trust provided grants for a general restoration in 1986-88, the Booking Hall refurbishment in 1994-95 and platform building refurbishment in 1996-97.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Battersea Road Railway Bridge, London Borough of Wandsworth
OS Grid Ref: TQ288769
Architect / Engineer: F Dale Bannister (attributed)
Constructed 1865 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 7th April 1983, Grade II
The central section of the bridge comprises replacement concrete spans. The bridge is actually formed from two separate structures, the west structure is supported on part glazed brickwork abutments, with the east structure supported on stock brickwork abutments.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Battle Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ755154
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1852 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 13th May 1987, Grade II
Canopy added to platform side in the 1880s. Regarded as one of the finest small gothic style stations in the country. Compare Tress's stations at Frant and Rye.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Betchworth Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ210513
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1849 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
A Cottage Orne style building characterised by the decorative bargeboards and steely pitched gables.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Bexhill Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ744075
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1901 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 19th November 1999, Grade II
After years of neglect this station is slowly being refurbished and conserved. It would be nice if the disastrous shop window display to the front entrance was removed and the original arched window openings restored. The photos from June 2005 show the newly restored footbridge ramp glazing.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Bishopstone Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TV469998
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1936 by the Southern Railway and the Guildhall Development Company
Listed on 25th August 1987, Grade II
This station was built to provide a station for a nearby housing estate. Two pillboxes were added c. 1940 to the upper level. Currently only one platform is in use and most of the station building is unoccupied.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Blackheath Railway Station, London Borough of Lewisham
OS Grid Ref: TQ396760
Architect / Engineer: George Smith
Constructed 1847 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed 12th March 1973, Grade II
In 1864 a new entrance building was built on the road bridge, superseding the older one which still survives behind a platform.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Bognor Regis Railway Terminus, West Sussex
OS Grid Ref: SZ933994
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1877 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 8th August 1989, Grade II
The station building was refurbished in 1993-1994, with contributions from a variety of authorities and companies including the Railway Heritage Trust. Part of the building is used as a public house, and most of the interior of the main building has been given over to retail use (primarily indoor markets). Ticket office now only a minor occupancy.
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 | 29th March 2005 | Bollo Lane Junction Signal Box, London Borough of Ealing
OS Grid Ref: TQ200790
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1878 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed on 1st June 1998, Grade II
Believed to he the only surviving example of a London and South Western Railway Type 2 box.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Bookham Common Railway Tunnel, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ130557
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1885 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed on 24th August 1990, Grade II
Listed for its group value along with Bookham Station. It is possible to see through the tunnel from the station platforms.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Bookham Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ127556
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1885 by the London and South Western Railway.
Listed 24th August 1990, Grade II
The listing description mentions the station buildings, house and platform fottbridge, the latter of which was in a very poor state of repair at the time these photos were taken. Bookham Common Tunnel to the east of the station is also listed for its group value.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Boxhill Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ167517
Architect / Engineer: Charles Driver
Constructed 1887 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway.
Listed 30th December 1980, Grade II
The local landowner insisted that the building be of "ornamental character" and clearly the railway company were good to their word with this fine building designed in the French Renaissance style.
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 | 20th June 2005 | Brighton Domestic, Sussex and surrounding counties
Os Grid Ref: TQ496233 (Buxted 1868)
OS Grid Ref: TQ476416 (Cowden 1888)
OS Grid Ref: TQ396415 (Dormans 1884)
OS Grid Ref: TQ445465 (Edenbridge Town 1888)
OS Grid Ref: TQ465445 (Hever 1888)
OS Grid Ref: TQ 393438 (Lingfield 1884)
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Buildings not currently listed.
This is a series of similar designed stations, constructed over a period of about 25 years by the LB&SCR. Centred around Sussex, the design is termed "Brighton Domestic" by Wikeley and Middleton in their book "Railway Stations Southern Region". The basic design is of two pavilions joined by a hall, one pavilion typically forming the ticket office, and the other, usually two storey, forming the station master's house. The hall typically forms the booking hall. These examples have suffered to various degrees. Lingfield is a good, virtually complete example, as is Edenbridge town although the latter has a derelict former station master's house. Unfortunately the former station master's house at Dormans was destroyed by fire in early 2005, although this part of the station is in private ownership. At Cowden the former station master's house survives in private ownership and at Hever the entire station building is now in private ownership. A severe remodelling has taken place at Buxted where the entire station master's house has been demolished. This is not so severe as at Ashurst (q.v) where the entire station buildings have been demolished. The style is typified by semicircular or segmental brick arched windows and dentil brick coursing to the gables.
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 | 29th March 2005 | Bromley North Railway Station, London Borough of Bromley
OS Grid Ref: TQ404697
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1925 by the Southern Railway
Listed on 31st August 1990, Grade II
A Southern Railway designed station in the New Classical style.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Byfleet and New Haw Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ058622
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1927 by the Southern Railway
Building not currently listed.
A very late Domestic Revival design by the Southern Railway. The design has to deal with the tracks being at high-level on an embankment.
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 | 29th March 2005 | Camden Road Railway Station, London Borough of Camden
OS Grid Ref: TQ594428
Architect / Engineer: E H Horne
Constructed 1870 by the North London Railway
Listed on 11th January 1999, Grade II
The station was originally known as Camden Town (which still appears on the external building elevation at parapet level) but was renamed Camden Road in 1950. The station was refurbished by British Rail and the GLC in 1984.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Canterbury West Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR145583
Architect / Engineer: Samuel Beazley (attributed)
Constructed 1846 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 7th September 1973, Grade II
A good example of a classically designed station. Nearby signal box listed seperately.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Canterbury West Signal Box, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR145583
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1900 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 10th March 1986, Grade II
A rare example of an operational overhead signal box. Listed seperately from the nearby railway station.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Chertsey Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ037664
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1866 by the London and South Western Railway.
Listed 3rd June 1986, Grade II
This station replaced an earlier station when the railway line was extended to Virginia Water, and was an almost exact match for the station at Netley. At the time these photos were taken there were plans for a Railway Heritage Trust grant to fund the ground floor refurbishment into a café.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Claygate Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ150637
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1885 by the London and South Western Railway
Building not currently listed.
The L&SWR's line from Hampton Court Junction to Guildford was opened in 1885 and consisted of a standardised station design complete with Station Master's roomy house. Compare Bookham Station.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Clayton Railway Tunnel North Portal, West Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ298141
Architect / Engineer: J U Rastrick
Constructed 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway
Listed on 11th May 1983, Grade II
The cottage that stands above the tunnel portal was believed to have been built to house whoever was in charge of the tunnel's gas lighting in its early days of operation.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Commercial Road Railway Viaduct, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
OS Grid Ref: TQ365811
Architect / Engineer: George Stephenson and G P Bidder
Constructed 1839 by the London and Blackwall Railway
Listed on 9th May 1980 and 1st April 1983, Grade II
This viaduct seems to have been listed twice and this is not as a result of it falling within two local authorities, the exact same section is listed. The structure is listed by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, but the bridge section over the Regents Dock Canal is relisted under a listing for Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Additionally the listing is incorrect in that the bridge does not span the Grand Union Canal, it spans the Regent’s Canal. The line was closed for some time but has now been reopened and this section of railway is now also used for the Docklands Light Railway.
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 | 29th March 2005 | Crystal Palace Railway Station, London Borough of Bromley
OS Grid Ref: TQ340705
Architect / Engineer: Banister and Gough (attributed)
Constructed 1875 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 29th June 1973, Grade II
The station was restored and the porte cochre replaced following a large refurbishment project which was completed in 2001. At the time these photos were taken the building was largely unoccupied and a tenant was being sought. The buildings are currently on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk register
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 | 17th April 2005 | Cuxton Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ714667
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1856 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
A single storey Tudor style station building on the same line as Wateringbury Station.
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 | 15th April 2005 | Denmark Hill Railway Station, London Borough of Southwark
OS Grid Ref: TQ328761
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1866 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 17th September 1998, Grade II
The main station building was extensively damaged by fire in 1980, and rescued and refurbished after a preservation society was created, reopening in 1986. British Rail provided half the funding for the project, the remaining half being provided via grants and voluntary contributions. Despite this the building is currently listed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk register due to the still derelict left-hand rear extension. Probably one of the few listed buildings with an electrified fence around part of the roof!
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 | 6th April 2005 | Deptford Railway Station Ramp, London Borough of Lewisham
OS Grid Ref: TQ321738
Architect / Engineer: George Landmann
Constructed 1836 by the London and Greenwich Railway
Listed on 27th June 1979, Grade II
This ramp was constructed to enable carriages to be moved up and down from the viaduct to the street level (where the railway workshops were). It is the only surviving ramp of London's first passenger railway. The structure is currently on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register. The listing description gives the wrong date of construction and the incorrect name of the engineer!
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 | 15th March 2005 | Eastbourne Railway Terminus, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TV609990
Architect / Engineer: F Dale Bannister
Constructed c. 1888 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 3rd July 1981, Grade II
Station was refurbished in the 1990s with the original canopies being retained on the outside of the building with a new steel and glass concourse roof being provided
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 | 17th April 2005 | Eridge Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ542345
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1881 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Building not currently listed.
This station is currently hardly used and the buildings are in a poor state of repair. The platform island buildings are more or less complete although mostly boarded up and partially derelict. The platform 2/3 canopy is supported by a wonderful line of paired columns that are spaced closer and closer together as the platform width narrows. It is hoped that the Spa Valley Railway will take over the platform buildings once their line reaches the station. Until then there is concern that as the buildings are not listed, they could be demolished. Also of note is the timber constructed footbridge and close-by redundant signal box (the latter of which is hoped to be used by the Spa Valley Railway as well).
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 | 15th March 2005 | Etchingham Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ713263
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1852 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 13th May 1987, Grade II
The platform side canopy was added in 1914. The down platform buildings and canopy have been demolished. The former station master\'s house is unoccupied and partially derelict.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Ewell West Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ215627
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1877 by the London and South Western Railway.
Listed 22nd March 1974, Grade II
In 1892 the Station Master's accommodation was extended when the right-hand wing was raised and given a bargeboarded gable and oriel window.
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 | 17th March 2005 | Eynsford Railway Viaduct, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ533655
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1862 by the Sevenoaks Railway
Listed on 1st June 1967, Grade II
This viaduct spans the Darenth valley and is unusual in that the valley bottom is flat meaning the viaduct's piers are all the same height. Red brickwork finished with a stone arched parapet.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Farncombe Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: SU975451
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1877 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed 8th August 1990, Grade II
Originally the front entrance had a copy over, but this was removed some time ago.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Faversham Railway Carriage Shed, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR020607
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1858 by the East Kent Railway
Listed on 18th December 1986, Grade II
At the time these photos were taken in November 2002, the building was derelict, the local authroity was pressing Railtrack to undertake urgent remedial works and no purposeful use could be found for building.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Faversham Railway Engine Shed, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR020607
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1858 by the East Kent Railway
Listed on 18th December 1986, Grade II
At the time these photos were taken in November 2002, the building was derelict, the local authroity was pressing Railtrack to undertake urgent remedial works and no purposeful use could be found for building.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Faversham Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR015609
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1858 by the East Kent Railway
Listed on 18th December 1986, Grade II.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Foord Railway Viaduct, Folkestone, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR266363
Architect / Engineer: William Cubitt
Constructed 1843 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 11th March 1975, Grade II
This viaduct was the largest constructed by the South Eastern Railway and was required along with other large engineering works to extend the railway from Folkestone to Dover.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Frant Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ607364
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1852 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 31st December 1982, Grade II
The platform canopy was added in 1905. Compare Tress's stations at Battle and Rye.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Goldalming Railway Station, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: SU965439
Architect / Engineer: William Tite and Edward Clifton (attributed)
Constructed 1859 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed 7th December 1988, Grade II
The station replaced an original station in Goldalming when the direct line to Portsmouth was opened in 1859.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Gravesend Railway Station (downside), Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ645740
Architect / Engineer: Samuel Beazley (attributed)
Constructed c. 1849 by the East Kent Railway
Listed on 3rd July 1975, Grade II
The downside station buildings are listed seperately from the upside buildings.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Gravesend Railway Station (upside), Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ645740
Architect / Engineer: Samuel Beazley
Constructed 1849 by the East Kent Railway
Listed on 3rd July 1975, Grade II
The upside station buildings are listed seperately from the downside buildings. The buildings were refurbished in 1978.
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 | 30th March 2005 | Greenwich Railway Station, London Borough of Greenwich
OS Grid Ref: TQ381774
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1878 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed 8th June 1973, Grade II
The present building replaced an older station building of 1840 although some of the material from the original station was reused.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Hampton Court Railway Station, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
OS Grid Ref: TQ153683
Architect / Engineer: William Tite
Constructed 1853 by the London and South Western Railway
Building not currently listed.
Another William Tite design, this time in a Jacobean style. The station is crying out for renovation with the upper floor of the building being totally derelict.
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 | 29th March 2005 | Hanwell Railway Station Up Platform Building and Island Platform, London Borough of Ealing
OS Grid Ref: TQ154805
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1877 by the Great Western Railway
Listed on 15th September 1972, Grade II
Listed as a the least altered example of the general station rebuilding programme of the 1870s necessitated by the quadrupling of the tracks. The site is currently listed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk register
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 | 30th March 2005 | Harrow and Wealdstone Railway Station, London Borough of Harrow
OS Grid Ref: TQ155894
Architect / Engineer: Gerald Horsley
Constructed 1875 (west station buildings) and 1911 (east station buildings) by the London and North Western Railway
Listed 6th September 1989 (east side) and 213th July 1990 (west side), Grade II
At the time these photos were taken, the site was on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk register and some of the platform buildings were in the process of being demolished and refurbished. The site is no longer listed on the Buildings at Risk register.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Hastings Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ814096
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1931 by the Southern Railway
Building demolished.
The former Hastings Station building was demolished in 2004 to make way for a new station building. Railtrack (as then was) actually obtained a immunity from listing for the station to prevent any last minute spot listing of the building hampering the redevelopment plan. The building was in the Modernist style of the 1930s and a simplified form of the more grander Margate and Ramsgate designs of the 1920s.
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 | 30th March 2005 | Hatch End Railway Station, London Borough of Harrow
OS Grid Ref: TQ131913
Architect / Engineer: Gerald Horsley
Constructed 1911 by the London and North Western Railway
Listed 16th February 1982, Grade II
An example of the "Wrenaissance" style of architecture from the early 20th Century. Horsley also designed the east side buildings at Harrow and Wealdstone station.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Herne Hill Railway Station, London Borough of Lambeth
OS Grid Ref: TQ319745
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1862 by the London Chatham and Dover Railway
Listed 20th August 1998, Grade II
This station was a one-off design needed to cater with the embanked railway lines and made use of the LCDR’s favoured polychromatic brickwork (compare Penge East Railway Station).
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 | 17th April 2005 | High Brooms Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ593413
Architect / Engineer: William Hughes
Constructed 1893 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
An early Domestic Revival style of building (compare Sandling). This was the first use of a Roman window over the main entrance by the SER, which was later used at such stations as Hastings, Margate and Ramsgate.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Holmwood Railway Station Signal Box, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ173437
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed c. 1876 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 13th February 1998
An early and complete example of the Saxby and Farmer Type 5 signal box with the original lever frame intact. Signal box now redundant.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Horsham Railway Station, West Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ178309
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1938 by the Southern Railway
Listed 2nd September 1996, Grade II
A Southern Railway rebuild, in the Moderist style, as part of the Southern Railway's modernisation programme.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Hove Railway Station Ticket Office (former), East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ289056
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1880 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 2nd November 1990, Grade II
Timber framed and clad building, with interesting ticket guichet in door. Since these photographs were taken, the building has been dismantled and transported to the Bluebell Railway.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Hove Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ288055
Architect / Engineer: F D Bannister (attributed)
Constructed 1865-66 and 1879 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 2nd November 1992, Grade II
Original 2 storey building constructed 1865-66, with later single storey section of 1879. Porte cochre of 1905, which was extensively refurbished in 1990s.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Kew Bridge Railway Station, London Borough of Hounslow
OS Grid Ref: TQ195775
Architect / Engineer: William Tite
Constructed 1850 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed 23rd July 1992, Grade II
This station building is currently listed on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register as being in poor condition. It is only partly occupied and the unoccupied parts of the building are derelict. Tite designed or had a hand in many other railway stations including Barnes, Southampton, Carlisle and Perth.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Kew Railway Bridge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
OS Grid Ref: TQ195775
Architect / Engineer: W R Galbraith
Constructed 1869 by the London and South Western Railway
Listed on 11th February 1998 (Hounslow side) and 25th June 1983 (Richmond side), Grade II
The bridge is listed twice as it spans two London Boroughs.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Ladywell Railway Station, London Borough of Lewisham
OS Grid Ref: TQ376748
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1857 by the Mid Kent and North West Kent Railway
Listed 23rd December 1998, Grade II
The line was taken over by the South Eastern Railway in 1864 and the building was extended around 1880 with the the canopies, footbridge and down platform shelter probably dating from then. The buildings have been little altered since the 1880s.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Leatherhead Railway Station, Surrrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ163571
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1867 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 2nd July 1981, Grade II
The former landowner had an influence on the architectural styling of the building in this case a Lombardic style with a colourful, herringbone brick frieze to the low French style turret. In recent years the main booking hall of the station has found a new use of as a retail outlet, from which railway tickets are also purchased. At the tmie these photos were taken the former Station Manager's house was derelict and boarded up.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Lewes Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ417098
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1889 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 11th December 1996, Grade II
The station underwent a £5m refurbishment project that was completed in 2000.
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 | 15th March 2005 | London Road Railway Viaduct, Brighton, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ309056
Architect / Engineer: John Rastrick and David Mocatta
Constructed 1845-46 by the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway
No listing date available, Grade II*
On May 25th 1943, two arches were brought down when an enemy attack succeeded in bombing the viaduct. A temporary steel structure was erected with the arches being rebuilt when time allowed.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Margate Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR347705
Architect / Engineer: Edwin Fry (attributed)
Constructed 1926 by the Southern Railway
Listed on 25th Augst 1987, Grade II
One of the finest New Classical railway stations in southern England. Compare Ramsgate Station, also assumed to be by Edwin Fry and Hastings Station.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Marylebone Railway Terminus, City of Westminster
OS Grid Ref: TQ275820
Architect / Engineer: Collaboration between Douglas Fox, Francis Fox and H W Braddock
Constructed 1889 by the Great Central Railway
Listed on 18th November 1996, Grade II
Station refurbished in the late 1980s, the original ticket offices now being used as retail outlets. The porte cochere was refurbished in 1993.
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 | 15th March 2005 | Marylebone Railway Turntable, City of Westminster
OS Grid Ref: TQ274824
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1898 by the Great Central Railway
Listed on 1st December 1987, Grade II
The turntable was removed in June 2000 and donated by Railtrack to the West Highland Railway Trust. All that remains now is the turntable pit.
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 | 15th March 2005 | New England Road Railway Bridge, Brighton, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ308054
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1840 by the London and Brighton Railway (assumed)
Listed 1994, Grade II
The bridge is now redundant, the track being lifted some time ago.
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 | 15th March 2005 | New England Road Railway Viaduct, Brighton, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ308054
Architect / Engineer: Unknown, possibly John Rastrick and David Mocatta
Constructed c. 1846 by the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway (assumed)
Unknown listing date, Grade II
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 | 29th March 2005 | Penge East Railway Station, London Borough of Bromley
OS Grid Ref: TQ353707
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1861-63 by the London Chatham and Dover Railway
Listed on 31st August 1990, Grade II
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 | 16th March 2005 | Plumpton Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ363161
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1863 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 27th September 1979, Grade II
A good example of a small rural station. The listing description also makes note of the waiting shelter and footbridge. The signal box nearby is listed seperately.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Plumpton Signal Box, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ365161
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1850 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 27th September 1979, Grade II
Signal box listed seperately from nearby Plumpton Railway Station.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Portslade Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ265055
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1857 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 2nd November 1992, Grade II
The canopy between the two pavilion blocks to the front entrance has been lost.
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 | 7th January 2007 | Primrose Hill Tunnel Portals, London Borough of Camden
OS Grid Ref: TQ285742 (East Portal) and TQ265840 (West Portal)
Architect / Engineer: WH Budden (West Portal and southern East Portal)
Constructed 1837 (West Portal and southern East Portal) and 1879 (northern East Portal) by the London and Birmingham Railway.
Listed on 14th May 1974 (East and West Portals), Grade II
These tunnels were considered a triumph of engineering being London's first railway tunnels, the rugged design was said to be intended to give confidence to the new breed of railway passenger.
My thanks to Peter Darley for the photos
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 | 16th March 2005 | Queens Road Railway Bridge, Hastings, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ819102
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1898 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 14th September 1976, Grade II
The listing description incorrectly dates the bridge from 1841. The Hastings - Ashford line was opened in 1851 and passed over a road tunnel at this point. This was replaced with the present bridge in 1898. A new lighting scheme was installed on the bridge\'s centinary in 1998.
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 | 15th April 2005 | Queenstown Road Railway Station, London Borough of Wandsworth
OS Grid Ref: TQ288768
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1877 by the London and South Western Railway.
Unknown listing date or grade
The station was formerly known as Queens Road. Disused single platform with island platform still in use.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Railway Bridge 618, Maidstone, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ772556
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1880 by the Maidstone and Ashford Railway
Listed on 23rd January 1987, Grade II
According to the listing description, this bridge's significance lies in the brick screen walls which were constructed to prevent sparks and soot from the engines drifting onto the hand-made paper laid out to dry in the adjacent Turkey Mill. However at the time these pictures were taken there appears to be no evidence of these walls and so it is assumed they were removed after the bridge was listed.
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 | 30th March 2005 | Railway Viaduct between Deptford Creek and Norman Road, London Borough of Greenwich
OS Grid Ref: TQ378773
Architect / Engineer: George Landmann (attributed)
Constructed 1838 by the London and Greenwich Railway
Listed 24th August 1995, Grade II
Listed for its importance as one of the earliest major railway engineering feats, this viaduct carried the first passenger railway into London. The section in the London Borough of Lewisham is listed seperately.
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 | 30th March 2005 | Railway Viaduct from Deptford Creek to North Kent Junction, London Borough of Lewisham
OS Grid Ref: TQ373774
Architect / Engineer: George Landmann (attributed)
Constructed 1838 by the London and Greenwich Railway
Listed 24th August 1995, Grade II
Listed for its importance as one of the earliest major railway engineering feats, this viaduct carried the first passenger railway into London. The section in the London Borough of Greenwich is listed seperately.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Ramsgate Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR372657
Architect / Engineer: Edwin Fry (attributed)
Constructed 1924-26 by the Southern Railway
Listed on 4th February 1988, Grade II
Possibly the finest New Classical raiway station in southern England. Edwin Fry is also thought to be behind Margate Station. Also compare Hastings Station.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Robertsbridge Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ733235
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1852 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
Another William Tress design on the Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line, this time, like at Wadhurst, an Italinate design was used.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Rosendale Railway Bridge, London Borough of Lambeth
OS Grid Ref: TQ321738
Architect / Engineer: F T Turner (attributed)
Constructed 1869 by the London Chatham and Dover Railway
Listed on 27th March 1981, Grade II
The primary interest of this bridge is in the use of colourful brickwork to enliven its appearance. At the time these photos were taken, some of the brickwork was in a poor state of repair.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Rye Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ918206
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1851 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 11th April 1980, Grade II
Unlike Willam Tress\'s design at Battle, he made no attempt to blend this fine Italianate design with the local town\'s architecture.
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 | 21st March 2005 | Sandling Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR148368
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1888 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed
An early example of the Domestic Revivial architectural style (popular around the 1890s - 1900s), characterised by massive chimneys, huge roofs and half-timbering. The original station ticket office building was demolished when the station layout was simplified. The current station building was a former platform waiting shelter.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Sandwich Railway Station Footbridge, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR332576
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1847 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 19th October 1995, Grade II
This is a fairly unremarkable footbridge and was presumably listed to form a good group with the station buildings and waiting shelter which are also listed.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Sandwich Railway Station Waiting Shelter, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR332576
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1847 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 19th October 1995, Grade II
A standard South Eastern Railway design waiting shelter also seen at Frant Station. The station buildings and footbridge are listed seperately.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Sandwich Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR332576
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1847 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 19th October 1995, Grade II
This station was in rather worse for wear condition when these photos were taken, with the upper floor windows being boarded up. It is interesting to note the sloped floor in the booking hall indicating the originally much lower level of the platform. Unusually the footbridge and waiting shelter are listed seperately.
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 | 16th March 2005 | Seaford Railway Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TV481916
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1860 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 26th March 1987, Grade II
Listed as a good example of a largely unaltered seaside railway terminus complete with canopies.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Snodland Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ706619
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 18456 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 15th March 1989, Grade II
The station building is largely unaltered since construction.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Southborough Railway Viaduct, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ594428
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed 1845 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed in 1950 and 1952, Grade II
Listed for its scenic qualities. As the viaduct spans 2 local authorities 2/3rds of the viaduct was listed in 1950 and the remaining 1/3rd in 1952.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Spa Road Railway Bridge, London Borough of Southwark
OS Grid Ref: TQ341 792
Architect / Engineer: Thomas Landmann
Constructed 1836 by the London and Greenwich Railway
Listed on 3rd July 1979, Grade II
The original structure is now sandwiched between newer bridge structures. This is London's oldest operational railway bridge.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Springfield Road Signal Box, Crawley, West Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ267364
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed c 1860 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed 23rd February 1983, Grade II
The listing description records that this is possibly one of the earliest signal boxes to use John Saxby's patented interlocking points and signals. The building is no longer used by Network Rail but is still believed to be owned by them. At the time these photos were taken the building was being used by a preservation society.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Stocks Green Road Railway Bridge, Hildenborough, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ563482
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1868 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 19th February 1990, Grade II
This is an unusual bridge that spans the road obliquely so that the single arched span is made up of five skewed and stagged arches.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Streatham Common Railway Station, London Borough of Lambeth
OS Grid Ref: TQ302727
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1890 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Building not currently listed.
A Domestic Revival style building with circular windows to the gables.
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 | 13th April 2005 | Surbiton Railway Station, London Borough of Kingston upon Thames
OS Grid Ref: TQ181673
Architect / Engineer: R Scott
Constructed 1937 by the Southern Railway
Listed 6th October 1983, Grade II
This magnificant building was one of the first modernist buildings in the country and constructed during the Southern Railway’s massive electrification programme aimed at modernising the network. The building has benefited from many grants from the Railway Heritage Trust.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Tunbridge Wells Railway Station (upside), Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ583391
Architect / Engineer: R G Gardiner
Constructed 1845-46 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 7th June 1974, Grade II
These are are the original station buildings with the downside buildings being constructed in 1911. The listing description describes the station as Tunbridge Wells Central, but the Central was dropped after Tunbridge Wells West was closed in 1985.
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 | 23rd May 2005 | Wadhurst Station, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ621329
Architect / Engineer: William Tress
Constructed 1852 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
Another William Tress design, although this one is not listed. As at Robertsbridge, this is one of Tress's Italianate designs in brick, the next station up the line being Frant which is clad in stone and of a Tudor design.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Walmer Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR364503
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1881 by the South Eastern Railway
Building not currently listed.
An SER Italianate style of building with round-headed windows either singular or grouped in twos.
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 | 22nd March 2005 | Wateringbury Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TQ691528
Architect / Engineer: Unknown
Constructed c. 1855 by the South Eastern Railway
Listed on 19th April 1985, Grade II
Regarded as one of the finest small Tudor style stations in the country.
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 | 6th April 2005 | Waterway Road Railway Viaduct, Leatherhead, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ162564
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1867 by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
Listed on 24th August 1990, Grade II
At the time of the building of the railway, the local landowner demanded the architectural embellishment of this viaduct, presumably as the price of not resisting the line's construction.
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 | 28th April 2005 | Wharncliffe Railway Viaduct, London Borough of Ealing
OS Grid Ref: TQ149804
Architect / Engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Constructed 1836-37 by the Great Western Railway
Listed on 8th November 1949, Grade I
The first major engineering work by the Great Western Railway and the first viaduct to be constructed with hollow piers. The viaduct's width was doubled in 1877 when the tracks were quadrupled. In the centre of the viaduct there are the arms of Lord Wharnecliffe, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee which examined the building of this railway including this viaduct. Many thanks to John Bennett for the photos.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Whitstable Railway Station, Kent
OS Grid Ref: TR113664
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1915 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Building not currently listed.
A modernist classical design of station building, boarded up and unused when these photos were taken.
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 | 17th April 2005 | Wimbledon Chase Railway Station, London Borough of Merton
OS Grid Ref: TQ242694
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1929 by the Southern Railway
Building not currently listed.
A early moderist style by the SR (also used at Wimbledon Station).
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 | 16th April 2005 | Woking Electrical Control Room, York Road, Woking
OS Grid Ref: SU999582
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed 1936 by the Southern Railway
Listed 16th June 1997, Grade II
Built in 1936 by the Swedish firm of Asean for Southern Railways. This was one of five original control rooms built by this firm for Southern Railways of which only three survive - Woking being the last to remain operational. Most of the historical interest lies in the signalling diagrams located in the control room.
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 | 16th April 2005 | Woking Railway Station Signal Box, Surrey
OS Grid Ref: TQ006587
Architect / Engineer: unknown
Constructed c. 1930 by the Southern Railway
A good example of a Southenr Railway electro-mechanical signal box constructed in the modernist style of the 1930s as part of Southern Railway's moderisation programme.
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