Former Bakewell Railway Station

The former Bakewell Railway Station, built between 1861 and 1862 by Edward Walker for the Midland Railway, is now used as offices. It features deeply-coursed dressed sandstone with ashlar dressings and a patterned Welsh slate roof. The exterior is a single storey with a symmetrical entrance front consisting of four bays, three central bays, and four outer bays. An advanced gabled open porch is supported by ornamental cast-iron columns and has a decorative wooden frieze. The central double doors and large overlight are flanked by large margin-glazed sash windows, all set beneath segmental arches. The outer bays have a sill band beneath smaller margin-glazed sashes, with a lintel band that becomes the imposts of the central three bays. There is a bold eaves projection on shaped wooden brackets, and tall ashlar end stacks along with two ridge stacks that have stepped bases and caps.

On the former platform side, there is a shallow canted parapet above a blind arcade of stepped segmental arches, which was originally enclosed beneath the multiple ridges of the platform canopy. The corbelled imposts feature carved foliage ornament. Beneath the two central arches, stone columns support smaller arches above door and window openings. Inside, there is decorative plasterwork on the ceilings, a fireplace in the former booking hall, and a decorative arch-braced ceiling, along with some interior partitioning.

The railway line opened on 1st August 1862 following the Midland Railway (Rowsley and Buxton) Act of 25th May 1860 and was closed in 1967. This station is a notable example of Midland Railway architecture in Derbyshire, where railway design was influenced by the Dukes of Rutland and Devonshire.