Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Up' Platform Building., Abergele, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2951 / 53°17'42"N

Longitude: -3.5821 / 3°34'55"W

OS Eastings: 294644

OS Northings: 378742

OS Grid: SH946787

Mapcode National: GBR 3ZFB.8H

Mapcode Global: WH657.YFDQ

Plus Code: 9C5R7CW9+34

Entry Name: Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Up' Platform Building.

Listing Date: 5 August 1997

Last Amended: 5 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18704

Building Class: Transport

Location: The 'Up' platform building is on the N side of the track at Abergele Station, and is gained by a path from the overbridge to the W.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Abergele

Locality: Pensarn

Built-Up Area: Abergele

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Probably built 1883 for the London and North Western Railway Company, for their improvments to the former Chester and Holyhead Railway station. The line at the rear, by the beach, was used for camping coaches.

Exterior

Buckley brindle brick with red brick dressings on a blue brick plinth. Slate roof. Six bays, with door in the second bay from each end. Detail as the 'Down' platform building. Roof hipped and gable stacks. An open roofed goods handling area at the W end, of timber framing, with a valenced flat roof supported on iron columns, and high level glazing on 2 sides.

Interior

Waiting room and cloakrooms.

Reasons for Listing

Included as one of a group of well preserved mid-later C19 railway station buildings.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

II Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Down' Platform Building
The 'Down' platform building stands to the E of the Booking Hall, at the level of the line.
II Signal Box at Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station
The signal box stands a little to the E of the platform buildings, between the two up lines and two down lines. Access is by a sleeper walk across the lines from the 'up' platform.
II Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station Booking Hall
Station Drive loops off the N side of Marine Road. The Booking Office stands on an eminence on the E side of the bridge over the line, leading to the promenade.
II English Presbyterian Church
Located near the centre of Pensarn, on the corner of Berllan.
II Pentre-mawr
Located towards the N end of Dundonald Avenue, overlooking the former grounds, now the town park.
II Church of St Teresa of Lisieux
Located N of the town centre, on the corner of Clwyd Avenue.
II Eglwys Crist Addoldy'r Annibynnwyr
The chapel is set on the corner of Dundonald Avenue and Pleasant Place, on the N side of the town centre.
II The Castle, Y Castell
Wrapped around the corner between Dundonald Avenue and Pleasant Place, N of the centre of Abergele.

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Abergele and Pensarn Station, 'Up' Platform Building.

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergele, Conwy

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History

Exterior

Interior

Reasons for Listing

Recommended Books