Railway Station, Station Road, Biggar

1859; enlarged 1906 by Caledonian Railway. Single-storey, U-plan former railway station building with later infill and wings. Stugged and snecked rubble sandstone with tooled ashlar dressings, grey slate roof. 4-panelled doors, 12-pane timber sash and case windows, deep eaves with exposed rafter and purlin ends, ashlar ridge stacks.

E ELEVATION: pentice-roofed timber infill to centre flanked by gable to left with block-pedimented projecting window, and gable to right with 12-pane window; addition to far left flush with gable and with door an window, slightly recessed addition to far right with door and 2 windows, decorative cast-iron drinking fountain fixed to wall at right, two 4-light rooflights. W ELEVATION: 5-bay domestic block to left, door 2nd bay from right; later single bay with window recessed to right.

INTERIOR: in dilapidated condition, but some original boarding and chimneypieces.

SIGNAL BOX: (Map Ref: NT 03974, 37252) Caledonian Railway Company, Type S4, 1906. Red brick, piended slate roof. Timber mullioned multi-light glazing to 1st floor, deep cill shelf with metal brackets; deep eaves with boarded soffits and brackets fixed to mullion heads; 2 segmental-headed multi-pane windows to front elevation ground floor, 9-light window to signal cabin; door to ground and 1st floor at right return, reached by timber forestair. 4-light window. 5-light window to left return. Outshot and stack rising through eaves to rear. Interior altered to form office; timber panelling; remains of fireplace.

WASH HOUSE: red brick, rectangular wash house with stack and slate roof to NE corner of principal building; 2 windows, roof vent. Boiler and 2 ceramic sinks.

OUTBUILDING: single storey outbuilding to E of principal building. Stugged and snecked sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, slate roof; deep eaves with exposed rafter ends, purlin ends to gables cut-back. 2 boarded doors to front; 12-lying-pane window to left return; ashlar stacks rising through eaves at NW corner. Interior not seen.

GOODS SHED: large rectangular-plan goods shed to N of principal building. Masonry base course, horizontally-boarded walls, piended slate roof with deep eaves. 2 large sliding doors to S elevation, single sliding door to end elevations formerly opening to railway siding. Remains of platform to W. Interior not seen.