SCRCA structure 232490: Long Preston Station - Main Building (Up)

Long Preston Station Booking Office, viewed from the northwest.

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Station Main Building and Booking Office
Location Variant
Station Main Building - Other (Not Midland)
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Demolished
Shown on a land plan?
Yes 
Construction / installation period
1: Pre-dates the Settle-Carlisle Railway (pre 1869)
Distance from London St.Pancras
232 miles (chains not estimated)
Position relative to running lines
Up
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Not Applicable - demolished or relocated
Geographic Location
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Context views

Circa 1905.

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (1).

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (1).

Circa 1905.

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (2).

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (2).

Before May 1913.

Long Preston Station, context view looking northwest.

Long Preston Station, context view looking northwest.

August 1954

Long Preston Station, looking NW (with 48652 on a southbound freight train).

Long Preston Station, looking NW (with 48652 on a southbound freight train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking NW (with 45122 on a southbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking NW (with 45122 on a southbound passenger train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41205 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41205 on a northbound passenger train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45639 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45639 on a northbound passenger train).

Elevation views

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station Booking Office, viewed from the northwest.

Long Preston Station Booking Office, viewed from the northwest.

Cab-views

Long Preston Station - Main Building (Up)

Long Preston Station - Main Building (Up)

Associated Locations

Further Reading (Snippets)

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- SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Binns, Donald (1999) for Long Preston Station
 

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