Latitude: 54.7793 / 54°46'45"N
Longitude: -1.5626 / 1°33'45"W
OS Eastings: 428232
OS Northings: 542797
OS Grid: NZ282427
Mapcode National: GBR KFJ5.HJ
Mapcode Global: WHC4Q.Z42G
Plus Code: 9C6WQCHP+PX
Entry Name: Former Gilesgate Railway Station
Listing Date: 10 March 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1161515
English Heritage Legacy ID: 110522
Also known as: Durham Gilesgate Station
ID on this website: 101161515
Location: Gilesgate, County Durham, DH1
County: County Durham
Electoral Ward/Division: Elvet and Gilesgate
Parish: City of Durham
Built-Up Area: Durham
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Durham St Giles
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Railway station Architectural structure
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE STATION LANE NZ 2842 NW (North side)
11/464 Former Gilesgate Railway Station
GV II
Railway station, now builders' merchants. 1844 by G.T. Andrews for Durham and Sunderland Railway Company. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Passenger building: one storey, 7 bays with lower 2-bay left wing and one-bay right link to office block. Central projecting bay has keyed arch,with voussoirs on pilasters, blocked and window inserted. Boarded door and overlight with glazing bars in first bay, sashes with glazing bars, and inserted door in right end bay. Eaves band and prominent cornice and blocking course. Set-back left wing has C20 one-bay link; 2 keyed arches with pilasters and voussoirs; impost band partly removed; cornice and blocking course. Right link obscured. Rear shows massive boarded doors to engine shed. Interior of shed has iron trusses supporting partly-glazed roof; wood platforms survive.
Office block at right 2 storeys, 2 bays. Steps up to 4-panelled door and overlight in Tuscan doorcase. Canted bay at right with semicircular cellar grille. Sill band. 2 first-floor sashes in plain reveals. Gutter board. Low-pitched hipped roof has central and rear corniced ashlar chimneys.
Listing NGR: NZ2823242797
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