Trowse Railway Station

Former railway station, built between 1844 and 1845.

MATERIALS: the roof has a Welsh slate covering over timber shingles, and the walls are constructed of coursed knapped flint with white Costessey brick dressings.

PLAN: the building runs on a north-south axis, and is arranged in a somewhat symmetrical plan of seven sections: from a central one-and-half storey section, three diminishing single-storey sections extend to the north and south.

EXTERIOR: the former station building is arranged in seven sections and comprises a one-and-half storey former booking hall at its centre, aligned east-west, and three diminishing single-storey sections to the north and south, aligned north-south. Each of the seven sections has a steeply-pitched slate roof, diminishing in height to the north and south ends, and each having a waved bargeboard to its gable. The southernmost section has a raised ventilated roof. There are six gault brick chimney stacks, three to the north of the booking hall generally on the ridge line and over a dividing wall, the booking hall has two chimneystacks on its south wall, and there is one chimneystack on a dividing wall south of the booking hall. From the one-and-half storey section, the walls step back by around 2m, and then approximately 0.5m for each diminishing single-storey section. The elevations are constructed of roughly-coursed knapped flint with white Costessey brick dressings. The central section has two mullion and transom windows to the first floor, and three slender sash windows to the ground floor, the central window being taller. The north elevation of the former booking hall has a larger six-over-six pane sash window, while the south elevation has a door, formerly leading from the booking hall to the platform. The diminishing sections to the north and south also have slender sash windows and doors, concealed by vegetation. Access to the site was not possible in September 2021, and restricted views were provided from publicly-accessible areas.

INTERIOR: access was not possible to the interior in September 2021.