Berwyn Railway Station, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9798 / 52°58'47"N

Longitude: -3.1952 / 3°11'42"W

OS Eastings: 319846

OS Northings: 343165

OS Grid: SJ198431

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.JBBH

Mapcode Global: WH783.WCMG

Plus Code: 9C4RXRH3+WW

Entry Name: Berwyn Railway Station

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1234

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Berwyn Railway Station

ID on this website: 300001234

Location: High above the S bank of the River Dee and between the A5 and the railway line, on sloping ground.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Locality: Berwyn

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Railway station

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History

The Llangollen to Corwen railway was constructed in 1865 and this was the first stop W of Llangollen. The line was constructed by Thomas Brassey under the direction of Henry Robertson, railway engineer of Pale.

Exterior

Pale brick building with applied black and white detail above ground floor to the W end, largely comprising the stationmaster's house. Fishscale tiled slate roof and brick chimney (diagonally set to left); casement windows. The platform side is 4-bays, single storey to left and 2-storey gabled bay advanced to right. Gable to left over splayed bay window and another over the deep bracket hood to the Ladies waiting room entrance. Squared oriel to 1st floor at right with quatrefoil panelled apron and swept roof. The lean to at the extreme right hand end turns the corner to join the 2-storey and attic stationmasters house at the SW corner. Panelled black and white decoration and attic gablet to E side. Similar gabled hood to waiting room entrance stepped down to right. 2-window E gable end. On the platform there are 2 GWR benches.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with the Railway viaduct and Kings Bridge.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Railway Viaduct to W of Berwyn Railway Station
Immediately to W of Berwyn Railway Station and high above the S bank of the River Dee. The King's Bridge passes beneath at the W end. On a slight curve in the railway line.
II Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)
Spanning the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal immediately to W of Chain Bridge Hotel and to E of Horseshoe Falls. Carries the B5103 across to join the A5 by Berwyn Railway station; passes beneath t
II The King's Bridge (partly in Llangollen Community)
The viaduct carries the road from Pentrefelin to Berwyn over the Llangollen Canal, the River Dee and beneath the Llangollen and Corwen Railway viaduct.
II Horseshoe Falls and canal entry pounds with sluices (partly in Llangollen Community)
The 'Falls' are located above rapids on the River Dee approximately 2km above Llangollen.
II Bryntysilio
The house stands surroujnded by terraced lawns on a prominent platform overlooking the Horseshoe Falls. The driveway leads off the B5103, some 200m W of the junction with the Horeshoe Pass Road.
II Horseshoe Falls (partly in Llantysilio community)
On the northern boundary of Llangollen Community. In a bend in the River Dee at the start of the Llangollen canal.
II Ty Craig Canal Bridge
The bridge, No 48A in the series, spans the Llangollen Canal approximately 200m E of the Chain Bridge Hotel
II* Church of St Tysilio
The church stands in a very picturesque location set in a walled churchyard above the River Dee and below the road to Rhewl, c3km W of Llangollen.

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Berwyn Railway Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire