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Latitude: 52.7988 / 52°47'55"N
Longitude: -2.8478 / 2°50'52"W
OS Eastings: 342933
OS Northings: 322694
OS Grid: SJ429226
Mapcode National: GBR 7C.WQRX
Mapcode Global: WH8B6.7X48
Plus Code: 9C4VQ5X2+GV
Entry Name: Former Railway House/Station Keeper's Cottage
Listing Date: 13 April 2000
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1380218
English Heritage Legacy ID: 479932
ID on this website: 101380218
Location: Newtown, Shropshire, SY4
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Baschurch
Built-Up Area: Baschurch
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Baschurch All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Cottage
SJ 42 SW BASCHURCH STATION ROAD
(North West side)
1585/15/10010
Former Railway House/
Crossing Keeper's Cottage
GV II
Railway crossing-keeper's cottage. Built in 1848 by the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The walls are rendered, probably over brick, with tiled roof and red brick stack. Two storey cottage with cruciform plan in the "picturesque" estate cottage manner. The elevation facing the railway has a Tudor arch door to the left and a central gable projecting forward. This has a canted bay with a tiled roof and a plain window over. The street gable is finished similarly; the yard gable has a window above an added lean-to; the station gable has a plain window over another. All the windows have 1990's plastic windows fitted in the existing opening. Bargeboards and spike finials to the gables. Central stack with three tall red brick diamond set flues.
Interior not inspected.
Baschurch station was opened in 1848 on the line between Shrewsbury and Oswestry. It was built by the Shrewsbury, Oswestrry and Chester Junction Railway, which became a component of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway before it was opened. The architect for the company was Francis Thompson, but there is not reason to think that the cottage was designed by him. It was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1856. The cottage housed the crossing -keeper until the signal box took over the job in 1880.
Listing NGR: SJ4293322694
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