Market Harborough Railway Station

ROCKINGHAN ROAD 1. 5303 (North Side) Market Harborough Railway Station (formerly listed under St Mary's Road) SP 78 NW 7/181 25.3.75. II GV

1. Formerly joint LNWR and LMR lines. Station established here before 1860. Present main, or southern station building erected circa 1885. Symmetrical facade. Red brick with stone dressings. Slightly concave hipped roof, outer hipped gables slightly advanced with finials. Eaves cornice and very tall symmetrically placed chimneys, the centre rear stacks linked by an arch. Stone band at 1st floor and stone capping to brick plinth. 2 storeys and 1 centre dormer with segmental pediment and moulded eared architrave with scrolled base. 6 windows, the outer bays flanked by stuccoed pilasters. All windows barred sashes in moulded stone architraves, the outer 2 ground floor windows also with segmental pediments. Centre 4 windows paired, with framed panel between at 1st floor. Western ground floor centre pair now cut through to form additional entrance. Centre round arched doorway with fanlight. Canopy above centre ground floor. Eastern side external staircase with coped curved parapet. Rear or northern elevation has stuccoed segmental pediment across facade.

Listing NGR: SP7415487387