Knaresborough Station

SE 3457 SE 35NW KNARESBOROUGH KNARESBOROUGH

6/600 Knaresborough Station

GV II

Station buildings comprising: railings to front, main ticket office and waiting-room range, and platform canopies to north and south of track. 1865, rebuilt 1890. Gritstone and cast-iron railings, cream brick in Flemish bond to buildings, cast-iron columns, grey slate and glazed roofs. Railings, edging the Station Road approach for approx 100 metres, standing approx 2 metres high and stepping down to follow the slope of the ground: gritstone walling; bars with foliated spear-head finials; standards with gadrooned ball and cushion finials. Station buildings: single storey, approx. 10 bays long. Main (north) facades: wide entrance bay to right of centre with original wooden gates. To left of entrance: 2-light segmental-headed windows with brick arches and stone sills. To right of entrance: 3 sash windows and canted bay window projecting from right return. Deep eaves with valance; 4 tall brick stacks with paired flues and dentilled cornice; 4 ornate ventilation flues to left of entrance, probably lead-covered wood, with friezes, cornices and ball finials. Rear (platform) facade: original half-glazed panelled doors; 4-pane sashes as front. Platform canopies: supported by columns, 12 on north platform, 8 on south platform, with moulded bases, Egyptian-style stiff-leaf capitals, curved braces supporting cross-beams and circular motifs to spandrels. Interior: above ticket office windows are glazed tiles reading "IN" and "OUT".

Listing NGR: SE3478557118