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Keswick Railway Station Building and Platform

A Grade II Listed Building in Keswick, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.6038 / 54°36'13"N

Longitude: -3.1305 / 3°7'49"W

OS Eastings: 327066

OS Northings: 523769

OS Grid: NY270237

Mapcode National: GBR 6HL6.1F

Mapcode Global: WH706.WKF0

Plus Code: 9C6RJV39+GQ

Entry Name: Keswick Railway Station Building and Platform

Listing Date: 2 July 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1327104

English Heritage Legacy ID: 71801

ID on this website: 101327104

Location: Briar Rigg, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA12

County: Cumbria

District: Allerdale

Civil Parish: Keswick

Built-Up Area: Keswick

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Crosthwaite St Kentigern

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


KESWICK STATION ROAD
1. ------------
5161
Keswick Railway Station
NY 2723 1/51 2.7.76. building and platform
II

2.
Now disused. Built 1860's for the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
Company. Lakeland green stone with green slate roof. Two 2-storeyed gabled
wings joined by canopied entrance in middle with half-dormer above. Sash windows
with sandstone dressings. Platform facade has 3 gables, and very fine glass
canopy over the whole platform (about 240 ft) consisting of about 20 gabled
bays (hipped on rails side), with cusped lower edging, supported on iron columns
and iron arches with delicate iron tracery in spandrels. Stone paving to platform.


Listing NGR: NY2706623769

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