Southill Station
SOUTHILL STATION, SHEFFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274474
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Southill Station
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHILL STATION, SHEFFORD ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274474
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Southill Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTHILL STATION, SHEFFORD ROAD
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.
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:
- SOUTHILL STATION, SHEFFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Southill
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 12956 42382
Details
TL 14SW SOUTHILL SHEFFORD ROAD
5/222 Southill Station
GV II
Railway station, now converted for residential use. One of the stations on the Midland Line, this section opened 1857. Designed by C H Driver. Simplified Venetian Gothic style. Yellow brick with polychrome brick dressings. Slate roofs. T-plan. NE block of 2 storeys with gable to platform, SE single storeyed block. Within angle on platform side is lower block with 4 coped gablets. Most windows are paired round-headed lights with cast iron casements in geometric design. Passenger entrance to lower block has gabled hood on curved brackets. Entrance to NW elevation is via porch set at an angle, with coped gable. Both doors have 2-centred arched heads. All openings have polychrome brick heads and moulded dripstones. Polychrome dentil cornice to eaves. Pierced wavy-edged bargeboards. Variety of chimney stacks with moulded cornices. (The illustrated London News, 23rd May 1857).
Listing NGR: TL1295642382
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415206
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Illustrated London News in 23 May, (1857)
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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