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Bishopstone Railway Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Seaford, East Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7802 / 50°46'48"N

Longitude: 0.0827 / 0°4'57"E

OS Eastings: 546928

OS Northings: 99911

OS Grid: TV469999

Mapcode National: GBR LSN.3PY

Mapcode Global: FRA C720.S3L

Plus Code: 9F22Q3JM+33

Entry Name: Bishopstone Railway Station

Listing Date: 25 August 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1252605

English Heritage Legacy ID: 435616

Also known as: Bishopstone Station
BIP

ID on this website: 101252605

Location: Lewes, East Sussex, BN25

County: East Sussex

District: Lewes

Civil Parish: Seaford

Built-Up Area: Seaford

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Bishopstone St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


SEAFORD
STATION ROAD
LXVII N.E. (south end)

1/16

II Bishopstone Railway
Station


Railway station. 1936. Built by the Guildhall Development Company to provide
station for housing estate. Two pillboxes added c.1940 at upper level. Now a
British Rail Station. Brick and re-inforced concrete, Portland stone details, metal
frame windows, flat roofs. Single storey. Symmetrical plan on axis of station
forecourt: a tall, central, octagonal booking hall with lower rooms flanking the
central recessed entrance to hall from forecourt which have quadrant ends returning
to recessed side wings. A re-inforced concrete cantilevered canopy across the full
width of the front reflects the profile of the plan. Continuous offset stone plinth
in two courses with upper course set back. Canted sides to entrance flanked by half
round pilaster strips at outer angles, a fixed metal frame window in each side set
in a slightly recessed brick panel. Heavily moulded doorframe with pair of glazed
panel doors. A 3-light metal frame casement with upper transom in the quadrants,
double doors to shop in the right hand wing. Walls to front carried above canopy
as a parapet capped by a stone course across centre and stone coping to wings. The
drum of the octagon above parapet level and the two added pillboxes added to the side
splays of the octagon are banded with one projecting brick course in every four. At
top of octagon a concrete band with projecting strings to top and bottom below
concrete roof slab with projecting eaves. Pillboxes have stepped outer splays to
jambs and heads of gun ports formed in the ends and the rear side walls of the boxes.
Parapet heightened between the boxes. A flagpole mounted against the front of the
octagon projects through the eaves of the roof slab. Opposing doorway on railway
side of booking hall leads to steel framed and plated canopied bridge with canopied
steel stairs to both platforms. Hall is lined with white glazed ceramic tiles,
terrazzo floor in tile pattern. Deep concrete cross beams to roof support grid
panels inset with re-inforced glass bricks to provide top lighting. Booking office
and other rooms to sides of hall not accessible. Design closely follows stations
by Charles Holden for London Transport e.g. Arnos Grove and Bounds Green c.1932.
Pillboxes, designed to appear to be part of station, are of special interest.


Listing NGR: TV4692899911

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