Footbridge at Garforth Station
FOOTBRIDGE AT GARFORTH STATION
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393728
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Footbridge at Garforth Station
- Statutory Address:
- FOOTBRIDGE AT GARFORTH STATION
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393728
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Footbridge at Garforth Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOOTBRIDGE AT GARFORTH STATION
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:
- FOOTBRIDGE AT GARFORTH STATION
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE4075633558
Details
1494/0/10009
26-MAR-10
GARFORTH
Footbridge at Garforth station
II
Railway station footbridge at Garforth station, in cast and wrought iron, c.1900. The footbridge is in the standard design of the North Eastern Railway. It consists of an elliptical arch in four sections with roundels in the centre of each section. Decorative railings to the steps have crossed bars between iron balusters. The steps return to the east on each side of the bridge, and rise to the road above on the north side. An inner line of metal railings has been added to the steps, with horizontal bars between posts.
History: Garforth station was opened by the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834; it was leased by the York and North Midland Railway in 1840 and bought outright in 1844. It thus became a part of the North Eastern Railway on its formation in 1854. It was engineered for four lines of track although only two were ever built at this point, as this footbridge demonstrates. It was added to the station in c.1900, the adjacent road bridge being used previously.
References:
M.F.Barbey, Civil Engineering Heritage, Northern England, Thomas Telford, (1981), pps 102-3.
C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, (1990), p 142.
K.Hoole, Railway Stations of the North East, David and Charles, (1985)
Reasons for designation
The footbridge at Garforth Railway Station is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architecture: the footbridge is an attractive example of the standard North Eastern Railway design
* Intactness: the footbridge is complete and intact, without alterations
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 499067
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Barbey, MF, Civil Engineering Heritage Northern England, (1981), 102-3
Awdry, C, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, (1990), 142
Hoole, K, Railway Stations of the North East, (1985)
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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