Description

TQ 4379 PIER ROAD

251/5/10029 North Woolwich Station
including turntable and
platform lamp standards

II

Railway Station, converted to railway museum. 1847 by Sir William Tite. Brick with stucco quoins and dressings; slate roof. 2 storeys, 1:4:1 bays, the central bays set slightly back on the ground floor, with more pronounced recess on first floor. The side bays have a heavily rusticated arched window with Tuscan surround supporting an entablature which runs across the centre of the building in the form of a pierced parapet. Above are tripartite sashes. The centre has 2 arched recessed sashes with an altered central entry on the ground floor, and plain French casements to first floor. Roof parapet.
The rear elevation is plain and unaltered.
The platform head retains its turntable. Cast iron lamp standards on platform.

Listing NGR: TQ4331679806

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• North Woolwich railway station at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q801270

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)