Braintree Railway Station and Former Station Master's House
BRAINTREE RAILWAY STATION AND FORMER STATION MASTER'S HOUSE, STATION APPROACH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338279
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Braintree Railway Station and Former Station Master's House
- Statutory Address:
- BRAINTREE RAILWAY STATION AND FORMER STATION MASTER'S HOUSE, STATION APPROACH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338279
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Braintree Railway Station and Former Station Master's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRAINTREE RAILWAY STATION AND FORMER STATION MASTER'S HOUSE, STATION APPROACH
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:
- BRAINTREE RAILWAY STATION AND FORMER STATION MASTER'S HOUSE, STATION APPROACH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 76096 22736
Details
TL 72 SE
8/232 STATION APPROACH
(south side} BRAINTREE
Braintree Railway Station and former
Station Master's House
II
Railway station. 1865 for Great Eastern Railway. Red brick with gault brick rusticated quoins, string and eaves courses; Station Master's house of render over brick with similar gault brick dressings; hipped slate roofs; brick ridge and end stacks with oversailing courses. H-plan with Station Master's house to left (east} of station building. Station Master's house has 2-storey, symmetrical 3-window range east elevation: central panelled door set in moulded wood architrave with semicircular arched entry to trellised porch; 4-pane sashes set in segmental-arched raised architraves; similar fenestration to one-bay side walls. Station building of one-storey, 3 window range with projecting bay to cross wing on right: recessed centre has ornate iron brackets to lean-to canopy over panelled door flanked by 4-pane sashes set in keyed segmental-arched raised architraves; panelled door to wing on right) which has similar window and architrave to front. Similar rear elevation has 3-light segmental-arched window with glazing bars to ticket office; fretted wood canopy supported on ornate Gothic-style columns with foliate capitals and brackets with foliate spandrels. Interior: panelled doors; simple classical fireplace to waiting room on right; central booking hall has panelled wood screen with pilasters to ticket office on left.
Listing NGR: TL7609622736
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 113831
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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