Survey Data
Reg No
32312003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Store/warehouse
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
160571, 324623
Date Recorded
11/10/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey stone former railway goods shed, built c. 1860, now disused. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods mainly missing, painted timber overhanging eaves, painted timber projecting barge boards. Coursed squared rubble limestone walling, projecting tooled ashlar quoins. Segmental-arched window opening to south gable, brick dressings, stone sills, painted multi-pane casement windows. Combination of segmental-arched and square-headed window openings to north elevation, limestone dressings to square-headed opening with stone sill and painted two-over-two sash window. Segmental-arched window opening has brick dressings, stone sill and multi-pane casement windows. Square-headed door openings, limestone dressings, raised quoins to door to east elevation, doors missing. Railway track to east now taken up, service road to west, squared rubble stone wall with semi-circular coping parallel to east elevation extends south to station.
Appraisal
This evocative goods shed, although unused, remains substantially intact. It contains good quality stonework and brick detailing and may hints as to the technicalities of its former use.