Railway Goods Shed, Flint, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2495 / 53°14'58"N

Longitude: -3.1323 / 3°7'56"W

OS Eastings: 324545

OS Northings: 373096

OS Grid: SJ245730

Mapcode National: GBR 6ZKV.NV

Mapcode Global: WH76S.VLL7

Plus Code: 9C5R6VX9+Q3

Entry Name: Railway Goods Shed

Listing Date: 18 July 1990

Last Amended: 11 September 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 582

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300000582

Location: Situated in former goods yard (now car park), immediately to SE of Flint Railway Station.

County: Flintshire

Community: Flint (Y Fflint)

Community: Flint

Built-Up Area: Flint

Traditional County: Flintshire

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Exterior

Built circa 1860. Snecked freestone (in contrast to Francis Thompsons usual use of brick with stone dressings). Single storey, 4-bay gabled shed with pitched slate roof, oversailing eaves and verges with curved wooden brackets. Blind pilastered bays sides and gables which also have oculi in residual pediments. Former train cart openings are flanked by short screen walls with cappings and timber fender posts; tall double boarded doors on long hinges under timber lintels.

Interior

Interior retains large timber roof trusses with king posts and diagonal braces (probably formerly supporting crane).

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its exceptional design in stone work from early period of Chester to Holyhead line and for group value with the main station building.

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Railway Goods Shed

A Grade II Listed Building in Flint, Flintshire