Ballater Station is a Grade B listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 June 1994. Railway station. 2 related planning applications.
Ballater Station
- WRENN ID
- tired-storey-gold
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Cairngorms National Park
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1994
- Type
- Railway station
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1866; remodelled 1886. Single storey, weatherboarded timber former railway station with distinctive pierced bargeboards, porte cochere and Royal waiting room. Recently restored to form Tourist Office, museum and restaurant. (2005) Cream with red detailing. Situated to N edge of town. Overhanging eaves to S and N, forming canopy over platform at N.
Variety of 8 and 3 over 6-pane timber sash and case windows. Gable and piended roofs to S. Granite ridge stacks with octagonal cans.
INTERIOR: Tourist Office largely modernised but some original elements to station intact, including original outstanding Royal waiting room. Plaster strapwork ceiling, Adam style swagged cornice. Timber panelled in 2 colours, reeded Ionic timber pilasters separate panels. Timber chimneypiece with intact overmantle mirror and tiled cheeks. Some panelled timber doors with painted glass to upper panels in adjacent Royal toilet and some floral decorative glass. Porcelain floral decorated toilet bowl with timber seat. Classical style marble chimneypiece in restaurant.
PLATFORM: modern concrete paving and edging. Integral weighing machine by H Pooley and Son Ltd of Liverpool.
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