Old Watford Station |
| Hob Uid: 513966 | |
Location :
Hertfordshire
Watford
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : TQ1082297605 |
| Summary : The original Watford Station was built in 1836-7 on the first section of the London and Birmingham Railway and is the only original surviving intermediate station. Designed by G Aitchison, it is a small, single storey building of brick with a slate roof. The parapet around the roof has a cement trim and is treated as a minimal pediment in the end gables. A difference in the brickwork indicated that two-thirds of the entrance side and one-third of the track side has been rebuilt. It represents a rare surviving early railway building which was replaced as a station in 1858 when Watford Junction opened. The station was used by the dowager Queen Adelaide when resident at Cassiobury and by Queen Victoria in 1843. |
| More information : The original Watford Station was built in 1836-7 on the first section of the London and Birmingham Railway and is the only original surviving intermediate station. Designed by G Aitchison, it is a small, single storey building of brick with a slate roof. The parapet around the roof has a cement trim and is treated as a minimal pediment in the end gables. A difference in the brickwork indicated that two-thirds of the entrance side and one-third of the track side has been rebuilt. It represents a rare surviving early railway building which was replaced as a station in 1858 when Watford Junction opened. The station was used by the dowager Queen Adelaide when resident at Cassiobury and by Queen Victoria in 1843. (1) |