Description
Railway goods shed for the Midland Railway, c1876. Architect: attributed to J.H. Sanders. Coursed red sandstone walls, with pitched Welsh slated roof with grey tile ridges and verges. Plain timber bargeboards. Cast iron rainwater goods.
Front elevation to station yard: Three cart loading entrances, left and right with raised timber thresholds, centre ground level threshold, probably lowered. Timber doors with diagonally boarded infill panels, now replaced by timber and glass infill screens. Between the three entrances and to left and right are four small single light windows with cast iron tracery including two columns of octagonal lozenges. Door and window heads are segmentally arched. To right, lower single storey office with two smaller windows on both elevations and chimney on gable on ridge line. This elevation appears to have been extensively altered with at least one lean-to structure abutted to it. The elevation was not accessible at the time of writing this description.
Rear elevation to railway: Seven single light windows as above between, in second bay left, centre bay and right bay, recessed blind openings of similar size to front elevation entrances. Some equipment has been fitted to this elevation.
Right end elevation with office: single door to right with access steps, now converted to lower door with lower panel louvred, below fixed timber fanlight panel, steps removed. Two cylindrical metal flues fitted to office roof. To right in main gable large double timber doors for rail track, now replaced by timber and glass infill screen below a heavy modern lintel with infill masonry/brickwork above it. Round ventilator opening in upper gable now louvred.
Left end elevation: Two segmental headed arches. Left double timber doors for rail track now replaced by timber and glass infill screen, right blind recessed infill. Round ventilator opening in main gable now glazed.
This elevation has been completely obscured by modern construction abutting it.
Notes
1: An additional floor may have been inserted in the building as part of its conversion.
2: The Goods Shed is now in private ownership and in commercial use. A timber fence separates the building from the railway.
3: It is not listed.
Acknowledgements and revision history
This formal description was prepared by Richard J. A. Tinker from photographs. It was last updated on 23rd April 2020.