Description

Later 19th century. Single storey, long rectangular-plan station building; 11 bay to platform; 5-bay near-symmetrical main front; on falling ground to S. Stugged squared and snecked red sandstone, honey coloured sandstone margins and dressings. Round-headed windows. Base course, quoins, exposed rafters.

SW (PLATFORM) ELEVATION: 4-bay office at left end, disposed window, door (now blocked), pair of windows. Waiting area off-centre to right, narrow wooden door, blocked fanlight, large quadripartite glazing lighting waiting room to right. Round-headed window and door to outer right, similar dimensions, cill close to ground level.

NE ELEVATION: bays near-symmetrically disposed. Gabled porch advanced at centre, round-arched door, windows symmetrically disposed to right. Blank bay to left, bipartite rectangular window to outer left.

Grey slate roof, lead flashings. Tall, coped ridge stacks, single can at N end (modern); paired octagonal terracotta can at S end.

Statement of Interest

The railway was opened in 1858. The tracks and station have been upgraded.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Cardross railway station at Wikipedia
• Wikidata IDs Q5038794 Q56647888

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)