Description

STOCKTON ON TEES BISHOPTON LANE
NZ 4419
(north side)
25/1A Stockton Railway
Station
GV II
Railway Station. 1893 By William Bell. Built by the North Eastern Railway
Company. Red brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs with 2 lateral and
6 ridge stacks. Chamfered ashlar plinth, plain cill band, moulded impost band,
and moulded and chamfered eaves. Main east elevation has 2 storey central section
with 5 bay single storey entrance porch articulated by 5 round arched openings
with moulded keystones, and similar segmental arches to the side elevations.
To the left a 3 bay section with 2 boarded doorways, and a former window, filled
with glass bricks. To the right a single storey wing with a slightly projecting
5 bay central section with a central blocked, round headed doorway, with eitherside
2 round headed casements. Beyond again 2 similar windows eitherside, and beyond
to left a slightly projecting section with 2 similar windows. To the right
a 4 bay wing set at right angles with 4 round arches all with glazing bar
fanlights. The platform elevation is articulated with round arches and defining
pilasters with a central pair of arches flanked by single arches, flanked by
3 pairs of arches and finally a single arch and nominating piers. This facade
has a large clock supported on an ornate iron bracket. To the west a set back
retaining wall, with a single storey wooden office building in front. This
building was originally linked to the retaining wall to the west (qv) by a large
iron roof, which was removed in 1978.

Listing NGR: NZ4415819517

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Stockton railway station at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q2749128

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