Former Railway House/station Keeper's Cottage
FORMER RAILWAY HOUSE/STATION KEEPER'S COTTAGE, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380218
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Former Railway House/station Keeper's Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER RAILWAY HOUSE/STATION KEEPER'S COTTAGE, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380218
- Date first listed:
- 13-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Former Railway House/station Keeper's Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER RAILWAY HOUSE/STATION KEEPER'S COTTAGE, STATION 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:
- FORMER RAILWAY HOUSE/STATION KEEPER'S COTTAGE, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Baschurch
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ4293322694
Details
SJ 42 SW BASCHURCH STATION ROAD
(North West side)
1585/15/10010
Former Railway House/
Crossing Keeper's Cottage
GV II
Railway crossing-keeper's cottage. Built in 1848 by the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The walls are rendered, probably over brick, with tiled roof and red brick stack. Two storey cottage with cruciform plan in the "picturesque" estate cottage manner. The elevation facing the railway has a Tudor arch door to the left and a central gable projecting forward. This has a canted bay with a tiled roof and a plain window over. The street gable is finished similarly; the yard gable has a window above an added lean-to; the station gable has a plain window over another. All the windows have 1990's plastic windows fitted in the existing opening. Bargeboards and spike finials to the gables. Central stack with three tall red brick diamond set flues.
Interior not inspected.
Baschurch station was opened in 1848 on the line between Shrewsbury and Oswestry. It was built by the Shrewsbury, Oswestrry and Chester Junction Railway, which became a component of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway before it was opened. The architect for the company was Francis Thompson, but there is not reason to think that the cottage was designed by him. It was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1856. The cottage housed the crossing -keeper until the signal box took over the job in 1880.
Listing NGR: SJ4293322694
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479932
- 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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