Former Railway Station and Waiting Room (Building Number 1/47) is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1999. Railway station, waiting room.

Former Railway Station and Waiting Room (Building Number 1/47)

WRENN ID
unlit-keep-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1999
Type
Railway station, waiting room
Address
Former Railway Station and Waiting Room (Building Number 1/47), South Railway Jetty, City of Portsmouth
OS grid reference
SU 627 004
Coordinates
50.80029, -1.11122
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former railway station and waiting room, known as Building No 1/47, was constructed in 1888 and has since been altered in the 20th century. It is now used as offices. The building is made of red brick laid in stretcher bond and features cast-iron columns that support a wooden canopy. The canopy has been infilled with vertical wooden boards, and the roof has been replaced with corrugated iron. There are brick end stacks.

The exterior consists of a long single-storey range with a front canopy supported by an arcade featuring decorative arched braces and scalloped, vertically boarded eaves. The canopy has been partially underbuilt in the 20th century. A central entrance leads into the building, which has sash windows with either 12 or 16 panes. The chimneys are panelled and adorned with decorative terracotta at the arched openings and corbelled cornices. The gables on the returns are treated as pediments and feature stepped dentilled bands.

Historically, this building was constructed as a shelter for the Royal Family and their party during visits to the yard. It is part of a group that includes the Royal Shelter.

Local climate

Former Railway Station and Waiting Room (Building Number 1/47) receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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