Passenger Buildings And Platforms At Settle Station

The passenger buildings and platforms at Settle Station were built in 1876 for the Midland Railway, designed by J C Crossley. The buildings are constructed of rock-faced stone with a slate roof, featuring ashlar dressings and interior walls. The station's plan is centred around a waiting room.

The facade facing the platform is one storey high and has two large gables projecting slightly, each over a glazed arcade. The facade appears asymmetrical due to an extension to the left with a smaller gable. An ashlar band runs beneath the eaves. Decorative bargeboards remain only on the left and right gables; trefoil recesses are present in each gable. The windows have stone mullions and rounded upper corners, with two lights and a single light window to either side of the door on the left side, and three lights under each of the larger gables. The arcade facade is cast iron with decorative pierced spandrels, decorative glazing, and central double doors. There are four moulded chimneys along the ridge. The yard-facing facade is simpler, with a central break of three bays of single lights. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, present only in the single-light windows on both facades. A small outbuilding in a matching style is located at the left end of the yard side.

Inside the waiting room, fitted benches are present. A small shelter, constructed of similar materials and in a matching style, is located on the opposite platform. The shelter's platform-facing facade is symmetrical, consisting of five bays with two-light windows. A decorative bargeboard is on the right gable end, and trefoil recesses are in each gable. The platforms are supported by retaining walls of rock-faced stone; the original stone-flagged platform surface is relatively low and may be at its original level, although the area beyond is now tarred. This station is the best-preserved among those along the Settle to Carlisle line, retaining the Station House and Tank House.