Listed Building record TR 15 NW 1099 - CANTERBURY WEST STATION

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1846 to 1846 West Railway Station opened in 1846, probably to a design of Samuel Beazley. Listed Grade II.

Location

Grid reference TR 1456 5838 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Description from record TR 15 NW 249:
TR 146584. West Railway Station, Canterbury. (1) [TR 14565838 - sited from HHR map]. Canterbury West Station. Grade II. Built in 1846. 1 storey stuccoed. The hipped roof is now covered in corrugated iron (for full description see list). (2)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 STATION ROAD WEST
TR 1458 SE 2/315A Canterbury West Station
II
2, Built in 1846. 1 storey stuccoed. The hipped roof is now covered in corrugated iron. Wide eaves cornice. 6 sashes with glazing bars intact. Recessed centre portion, supported by 2 Greek Doric fluted columns and 2 pilasters. Portion of 2 storeys and 3 windows on each side of this. Near this building was the terminus of the Canterbury and Whitstable railway, opened in 1830, the earliest railway in the South of England.
Listing NGR: TR1457358387 (3)

Historic England archive material: BF002164 CANTERBURY WEST STATION, CANTERBURY File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.


<1> Ind Arch of South East England 1978 31 (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44258.

<2> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury, Kent Sept 1973 263 (OS Card Reference). SKE40158.

<3> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of South East England 1978 31 (AJ Haselfoot).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury, Kent Sept 1973 263.
  • <3>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #24012 Listed building, ]

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Record last edited

Feb 1 2022 1:12PM