Description

GLOSSOP

SK0394 NORFOLK STREET
921-1/10/25 (West side)
04/12/58 Glossop Railway Station and Co-op
Building
(Formerly Listed as:
NORFOLK STREET
(West side)
Railway Station)

GV II

Railway station and former engine sheds, the latter now
occupied by retail store. 1847, converted c1985. For the 13th
Duke of Norfolk who brought the Sheffield and Manchester
Railway line from Dinting to Glossop. Designed by ME Hadfield
and TG Weightman. Millstone grit ashlar to end walls, coursed
rubble to sides. Welsh slate and synthetic tile roofs.
PLAN: 4 parallel ranges, pair to left former engine sheds
linked to station and offices range by curtain wall with
entrance.
EXTERIOR: single storey. Norfolk Street front asymmetrical.
Former sheds have pedimented gables with coping, rusticated
and vermiculated quoins to left and projecting single storey
block with hipped roof, 5 blind windows and off-centre
doorway. To right large C20 access doorway.
Main, central entrance to station has banded and vermiculated
rustication, round headed archway surmounted by entablature
supporting large carved lion statant with date in Roman
numerals. Plain curtain wall links with office which has
paired round headed doorways in recessed panel surrounds.
Station block has deeply overhanging eaves with rusticated and
vermiculated quoins, 2 glazing bar sashes in single moulded
ashlar surround.
Left return has 11-window range divided by pilasters, with
round headed windows, some bays broken through in C20.
Right return has 7-window range with overhanging eaves sill
band and cornice. Third window bay gabled. Windows have margin
light glazing.
INTERIOR: station has cast-iron columns and wooden canopy with
pierced decoration.

Listing NGR: SK0348594149

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664133

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Recommended Books

• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
• 
  For the Record