| HER Number (PRN): | 34700 |
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| Name: | Original Station House, N side of overbridge, Sandford Avenue, Church Stretton |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
Original station building built 1852. Superseeded by the station to the S (see PRN 05393).
| Parish: | Church Stretton, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO49SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 45645 93685 |
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Related records
| 05393 | Parent of: Church Stretton railway station (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Church Stretton Station opened on 21/4/1852. Original station was N of overbridge with two platforms 170 ft long. The main buildings were on the W platform, built on the 'Modern English or villa style' , in rusticated stone. <1>
The old station building still remains, but is no longer in railway use. <2>
Designed by T.M.Penson for the Shrewsbury&Hereford Railway, opened 1852, closed 1914. Square two-storey station house under a hipped roof, with single-storey offices attached. All in rock-faced Soudley stone. <3>
Sources
| [01] | 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. |
| [02] | SSA30969 - Deskbased survey report: Richards C. 2019. Heritage impact assessment….southern extent of Burway Road, Church Stretton. Colin Richards rep. |
| [03] | SSA23518 - Monograph: Newman J & Pevsner N. 2006. Buildings of England: Shropshire. Buildings of England. p.207. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2021 10:59AM |
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