Torre Railway Station Including Bridge Across the Line
TORRE RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING BRIDGE ACROSS THE LINE, NEWTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218006
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Torre Railway Station Including Bridge Across the Line
- Statutory Address:
- TORRE RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING BRIDGE ACROSS THE LINE, NEWTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218006
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Torre Railway Station Including Bridge Across the Line
- Statutory Address 1:
- TORRE RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING BRIDGE ACROSS THE LINE, NEWTON ROAD
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TORRE RAILWAY STATION INCLUDING BRIDGE ACROSS THE LINE, NEWTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 90355 64847
Details
TORQUAY
SX9064 NEWTON ROAD 885-1/13/454 (South side) 10/01/75 Torre Railway Station including bridge across the line
GV II
Station. 1848 for Brunel's South Devon Railway, enlarged 1882. Timber-framed, clad with horizontal boarding imitating banded rustication; low-pitched slate roof, hipped at ends; stacks with brick shafts with corbelled cornices. Italianate style. PLAN: Waiting rooms and offices in a building with canopies over both forecourt and platform. Front to platform infilled but canopy intact. Covered bridge across platform. EXTERIOR: Single-storey. Forecourt elevation of original block symmetrical 1:3:1-bay front, the end bays broken forward: eaves carried over as canopy on large curved timber brackets with pendants. Outer bays have Gibbs windows with pilaster frames and keyblocks, glazed with plate-glass sashes. Simpler triple window with round-headed lights in centre, flanked by 2-leaf panelled doors each with pilaster frames, overlight above cornice on brackets. 3 bays to left and right are set back and in a matching style. The entrance to the extreme left. On the platform side there is a deep 12-bay matchboarded canopy with fretted fascia on cast-iron brackets, the spandrels with stylized foliage; columns concealed by concrete block infill. Entrance to steps to bridge with fluted columns and decorated spandrels. Bridge supported at higher end on groups of 4 columns with Egyptian decoration with iron lattice balustrades, lead hipped canopy and timber finials. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: The station was opened on 18 December 1848. The first train decorated with evergreens and flags covered the 6 miles between Newton and Torre in 13 minutes (Ellis). (Ellis CA: An Historical Survey of Torquay, 2nd edition: 1930-: P.427-428).
Listing NGR: SX9035564847
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390725
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ellis, A, A Historical Survey of Torquay, (1930), 427-428
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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