Stowmarket Railway Station

Stowmarket Railway Station is a railway station built in 1846 by Frederick Barnes and restored in 1987. It features red brick with gault brick dressings and roofs covered in machine tiles. The building is 1 to 3 storeys high, set on a high basement, and designed in a symmetrical Jacobean style. The central block is one storey with an attic and is connected by single-storey ranges to taller side blocks that are 2 to 3 storeys high. The central block has Dutch gables on the west, north, and south sides, with the west gable facing the entrance and featuring an attic window. The windows are generally ovolo-moulded cross casements, and the cornices have a saw-toothed design.

There are two square one-storey pavilions flanking the main entrance on either side. The recessed linking blocks originally had retaining walls with taller central doorways that enclosed a forecourt, though this is now only present on the south side. The main outer blocks have cross casements and Dutch gables on all sides, with the north block featuring twin shaped gables on its north return. The frontal (west) section includes polygonal towers with doors at the bases and pierced parapets at the top. The gabled roofs are adorned with 2- and 3-flued stacks placed romantically. The platform canopies are supported by square section welded steel piers from the late 20th century, which rise to timber braces that hold cast-iron scrolled brackets. Inside the main west range, there are four arches on either side of the central entrance leading to the booking hall.