Glossop Railway Station And Co-Op Building

GLOSSOP

SK0394 NORFOLK STREET 921-1/10/25 (West side) 04/12/58 Glossop Railway Station and Co-op Building (Formerly Listed as: NORFOLK STREET (West side) Railway Station)

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Railway station and former engine sheds, the latter now occupied by retail store. 1847, converted c1985. For the 13th Duke of Norfolk who brought the Sheffield and Manchester Railway line from Dinting to Glossop. Designed by ME Hadfield and TG Weightman. Millstone grit ashlar to end walls, coursed rubble to sides. Welsh slate and synthetic tile roofs. PLAN: 4 parallel ranges, pair to left former engine sheds linked to station and offices range by curtain wall with entrance. EXTERIOR: single storey. Norfolk Street front asymmetrical. Former sheds have pedimented gables with coping, rusticated and vermiculated quoins to left and projecting single storey block with hipped roof, 5 blind windows and off-centre doorway. To right large C20 access doorway. Main, central entrance to station has banded and vermiculated rustication, round headed archway surmounted by entablature supporting large carved lion statant with date in Roman numerals. Plain curtain wall links with office which has paired round headed doorways in recessed panel surrounds. Station block has deeply overhanging eaves with rusticated and vermiculated quoins, 2 glazing bar sashes in single moulded ashlar surround. Left return has 11-window range divided by pilasters, with round headed windows, some bays broken through in C20. Right return has 7-window range with overhanging eaves sill band and cornice. Third window bay gabled. Windows have margin light glazing. INTERIOR: station has cast-iron columns and wooden canopy with pierced decoration.

Listing NGR: SK0348594149