Main Building to Great Chesterford Railway Station
MAIN BUILDING TO GREAT CHESTERFORD RAILWAY STATION, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305565
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Main Building to Great Chesterford Railway Station
- Statutory Address:
- MAIN BUILDING TO GREAT CHESTERFORD RAILWAY STATION, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305565
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Feb-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Main Building to Great Chesterford Railway Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAIN BUILDING TO GREAT CHESTERFORD RAILWAY STATION, LONDON 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:
- MAIN BUILDING TO GREAT CHESTERFORD RAILWAY STATION, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Chesterford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 50481 42431
Details
GREAT CHESTERFORD LONDON ROAD 1. 5222 Main building to Great Chesterford railway station (formerly listed as Railway Station) TL 5042 28/797 1.9.71
II
2. Built circa 1845 by Francis Thompson, railway architect of the early C19, whose work (mainly in the north midlands) includes, notably, Chester station. In 1845 "The Builder" attributed both Great Chesterford and Audley End stations to Francis Thompson. A rectangular yellow gault brick building with a parapet, stucco band and elemental cornice. Two storeys. Five window range on both the approach and platform fronts, double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in plain stucco architraves with simple cornices. The ground storey windows have been altered with horizontal glazing bars. The north and south ends each has one window range. The platform has a C20 canopy without a fascia, on original "gallows" angle brackets with moulded pendants.
Listing NGR: TL5048142431
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 121903
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Builder in The Builder, (1845)
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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