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Knaresborough Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0091 / 54°0'32"N

Longitude: -1.4703 / 1°28'13"W

OS Eastings: 434809

OS Northings: 457139

OS Grid: SE348571

Mapcode National: GBR LQ52.GL

Mapcode Global: WHD9L.DH2D

Plus Code: 9C6W2G5H+JV

Entry Name: Knaresborough Station

Listing Date: 12 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1277673

English Heritage Legacy ID: 430812

Also known as: KNA

ID on this website: 101277673

Location: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5

County: North Yorkshire

District: Harrogate

Civil Parish: Knaresborough

Built-Up Area: Knaresborough

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Knaresborough

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Railway station

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Description


SE 3457 SE 35NW KNARESBOROUGH KNARESBOROUGH

6/600 Knaresborough Station

GV II

Station buildings comprising: railings to front, main ticket office and waiting-room
range, and platform canopies to north and south of track. 1865, rebuilt 1890. Gritstone
and cast-iron railings, cream brick in Flemish bond to buildings, cast-iron columns, grey
slate and glazed roofs. Railings, edging the Station Road approach for approx 100 metres,
standing approx 2 metres high and stepping down to follow the slope of the ground:
gritstone walling; bars with foliated spear-head finials; standards with gadrooned ball
and cushion finials. Station buildings: single storey, approx. 10 bays long. Main (north)
facades: wide entrance bay to right of centre with original wooden gates. To left of
entrance: 2-light segmental-headed windows with brick arches and stone sills. To right
of entrance: 3 sash windows and canted bay window projecting from right return. Deep
eaves with valance; 4 tall brick stacks with paired flues and dentilled cornice; 4 ornate
ventilation flues to left of entrance, probably lead-covered wood, with friezes, cornices
and ball finials. Rear (platform) facade: original half-glazed panelled doors; 4-pane
sashes as front. Platform canopies: supported by columns, 12 on north platform, 8 on
south platform, with moulded bases, Egyptian-style stiff-leaf capitals, curved braces
supporting cross-beams and circular motifs to spandrels. Interior: above ticket office
windows are glazed tiles reading "IN" and "OUT".


Listing NGR: SE3478557118

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