Signal Box, Auldbar Road Station

1. Two-storey (single storey to Auldbar Road), three-bay, rectangular-plan, symmetrical former station house with additional pavilion wing to north. Squared and snecked random rubble yellow sandstone with ashlar quoins and margins. Tall rectangular windows with raised margins and projecting cills.

South (principal) elevation: two-storey, symmetrical regular fenestration except ground floor widow to left slightly raised due to external staircase. Door at centre with astragal glazed part and astragal fanlight

East (Auldbar Road) elevation: single storey, three-bay. symmetrical, regular fenestration. Timber panelled door with letterbox fanlight at centre.

North elevation: gable end with full width, single storey lean-to office wing.

West (rear) elevation: 2-storey, 3 slightly asymmetrical bays with door to centre, smaller window above, low stone built lean-to to outer left. Gabled bay to left with advanced 2-storey triangular canted bay to centre with slated swept roof.

12-pane, timber frame sash and case windows. Coped skews and chimney stacks on gable ends. Grey slates, lead flashing.

Interior (seen 2002): timber architectural margins and shutters to ground floor windows. Boarded timber doors to ground floor, flagstoned hall with flagstone shelving to press.

Stable: (Map Ref: NO 53779, 50960): pyramidal capped gatepier abutting pavilion wing to north marks opening to walled stable yard.

Signal Box: (Map Ref: NO 53791, 50933) Caledonian Railway, Type 1, from around 1876. Two-storey, rectangular-plan signal box. Red brick with yellow brick quoins. Glazed upper storey to three sides facing track bed, tripartite fixed nine-pane windows with timber mullions. Boarded timber door to west upper storey, projecting flue to east. Piended roof with overhanging eaves and projecting rafters. Grey slates, lead flashing. Interior (seen 2012): boarded floor to upper level (converted to sun room (around 1990) retaining original fireplace. Signal lever frame and machinery removed.

Platform: low, coped random rubble retaining wall. Paved with stone steps leading down to track bed immediately adjacent to the house.

External Staircase, Railings and Retaining Wall: steep flight of stone steps with cast-iron railings built upon a random rubble retaining wall leading from the road to the platform flanking the principal elevation.