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Latitude: 52.7118 / 52°42'42"N
Longitude: -2.7498 / 2°44'59"W
OS Eastings: 349444
OS Northings: 312943
OS Grid: SJ494129
Mapcode National: GBR BJ.29Q4
Mapcode Global: WH8BT.Q3SD
Plus Code: 9C4VP762+P3
Entry Name: Shrewsbury Station
Listing Date: 30 May 1969
Last Amended: 17 November 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1246546
English Heritage Legacy ID: 455396
Also known as: SHR
ID on this website: 101246546
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Shrewsbury
Built-Up Area: Shrewsbury
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Shrewsbury St Chad
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Railway station
SHREWSBURY
SJ4912NW CASTLE FOREGATE
653-1/11/144 (East side)
30/05/69 Shrewsbury Station
(Formerly Listed as:
CASTLE FOREGATE
Entrance Block to Shrewsbury Station)
GV II
Station. 1849, extended c1900. By Thomas Penson Junior of
Oswestry. Ashlar faced with Welsh slate roof. Tudor Gothic
style. 3 storeys, though originally two.
25-window range, divided as 4 principal bays, articulated by
polygonal buttresses with finials. Asymmetrical, with tower
over main entrance and advanced wing to the left. 4-storeyed
entrance tower with oriel window in the third stage, with
clock over. Polygonal angle pinnacles, and parapet. Mullioned
and transomed windows of 3 and 4 lights with decorative
glazing and hoodmoulds. String courses between the storeys,
with quatrefoil panels. Parapet with traceried panels. Ridge
cresting to roof, and axial octagonal stacks. Glazed canopy
projects from first floor. Platforms roofed by a series of
transverse glazed gables.
The building was originally 2-storeyed, and was altered by the
insertion of a lower ground floor, in association with the
provision of tunnel access to the platforms.
Listing NGR: SJ4944412943
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