| HER Number (PRN): | 20262 |
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| Name: | Onibury Station and platform rooms |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Onibury |
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| Listed Building (II) 1269850: ONIBURY STATION AND PLATFORM ROOMS |
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Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Mid 19th century to 20th century (post-war) - 1852 AD to 1958 AD)
Summary
A late 19th century Stationmaster's house and platform rooms, which are protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Onibury, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO47NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 4541 7910 |
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Related records
| 05407 | Related to: Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Stationmaster's house and platform rooms, now guesthouse. Later C19. Ashlar sandstone; Welsh slate roof with gable to platform; 3 ornamented ashlar stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; single-window range: margin-glazed cross-window with casements, under ashlar lintel; sill band; moulded and pierced bargeboards with enriched pendant finial. Entrance in lean-to porch to left: C20 door, and margin-glazed overlight, under moulded and pierced eaves-board; returned band over. Left returned side: 2 advanced gabled wings; returned band; 3 similar cross-windows; similar bargeboards and finials; single-storey lean-to with smaller cross-window. Single-storey wing to right, formerly waiting room: 3 similar cross-windows; half-glazed panelled door under chamfered ashlar lintel and gabled porch hood with moulded and pierced bargeboards and enriched pendant finial; spike finial to gable. Rear: 3 similar cross-windows; returned band; moulded bargeboards with finials to gables. INTERIOR: not inspected <1>
Onibury Station opened on 21/4/1852 and closed 9/6/1958. Originally a single 150ft platform E of the line; W platform added after the doubling of early 1860s. Main station buildings on E platform built to harmonize with nearby vicarage. Station just S of level crossing and next to River Onny. Present signal box replaced older one. Siding to S. <2>
Photograph taken 26th June 2017. <3>
<01> Department of National Heritage (DNH), 1996-Jun-21, 15th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p59 (List of Buildings). SSA11253.
<02> Morriss Richard K, 1985, A gazetteer of passenger railway stations in Shropshire, No 106 (Article in serial). SSA29132.
<03> Haynes J B, 2014 onwards, Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler, 29/06/2017 (SMR comment). SSA27226.
Sources
| [01] | SSA11253 - List of Buildings: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1996-Jun-21. 15th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1943-1. List volume. p59. |
| [02] | SSA29132 - Article in serial: Morriss Richard K. 1985. A gazetteer of passenger railway stations in Shropshire. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. 64. pp.89-105. No 106. |
| [03] | SSA27226 - SMR comment: Haynes J B. 2014 onwards. Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler. 29/06/2017. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2019 5:52PM |
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