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Wadebridge Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Wadebridge, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5151 / 50°30'54"N

Longitude: -4.8344 / 4°50'3"W

OS Eastings: 199152

OS Northings: 72203

OS Grid: SW991722

Mapcode National: GBR ZT.9RFG

Mapcode Global: FRA 07RP.QF1

Plus Code: 9C2QG588+26

Entry Name: Wadebridge Station

Listing Date: 4 November 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1309531

English Heritage Legacy ID: 67880

ID on this website: 101309531

Location: Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Wadebridge

Built-Up Area: Wadebridge

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Breoke

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


WADEBRIDGE WADEBRIDGE
SW 9872-9972
9/254 Wadebridge Station

GV II


Railway station, now disused. Circa mid C19. Rusticated snecked slatestone with
granite dressings. Slate roof with hipped ends. 3 rusticated slate and granite
axial stacks.
Plan: Overall rectangular plan with platform originally on north east side and main
entrance on south west side.
Exterior: Single storey. South west elevation with asymmetrical 6 window front and
entrance to left of centre. The right and left hand sides are set slightly forward
and have hipped ends. Pair of narrow sashes to left and remains of C19 24-pane
sashes in centre and to right. North east elevation originally facing platform with
double doors near centre and to left and remains of C19 24-pane sashes. Cast iron
columns with wrought iron spandrels to the platform canopy which has a shallow
pitched roof with gable ends and timber boarding.
Interior: Not inspected.
The Wadebridge to Bodmin railway, opened in 1834, was the first steam railway in
Cornwall and greatly facilitated the carriage of sea sand, carried by barge from
Padstow to Wadebridge, inland for use on the agricultural land.
Todd, A C and Laws, P Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall, 1972


Listing NGR: SW9915272203

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