Best looking/historic stations

[Lampshade]

Surbiton

Agree with this, I do like Art Deco.

Other than that… Paddington, York and Newcastle.

 

[Ken H]

Agree with this, I do like Art Deco.

Other than that… Paddington, York and Newcastle.

If you like art deco then you need the 1930's tube stations. Gants Hill for starters

 

[D6130]

Norwich Thorpe and Stirling.

 

[J-2739]

Historically, my favourites right now are big shed stations, such as Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, and York.

I was pretty impressed with the new London Bridge when I passed through a few months ago. Should have won the Stirling Prize really.

Stations such as Cambridge and Huddersfield look pretty decent on the outside, then go downhill as you enter...

 

[Mikey C]

Marylebone is an attractive station. Even the BNP office building doesn't affect it visually.

 

[rapmastaj]

I feel like if a town or city has a good railway station, I just know it's going to be a nice place.

From the street, Huddersfield looks more like a classical temple than a railway station. Though on the inside, it's not so dramatic.

I'll always have a soft spot for Bristol Temple Meads.

Other gooduns include London St Pancras, York, Lancaster, Sheffield, Hebden Bridge, Frome and I'll have to mention Bradford on Avon.

 

[nanstallon]

Barnstaple (formerly Barnstaple Junction) is a fine example of mid C19 architecture, which has not been too messed about since, and many other stations on the branch although smaller, e.g. Eggesford, Umberleigh and Morchard Road.

 

[sk688]

bath spa is quite well kept usually , but was starting to look a little worn before the recent improvement works

 

[Basil Jet]

Kemble has got everything you could want! Lovely stone, copious disused bits, a nice garden, a real joy.

 

[D6130]

Kemble has got everything you could want! Lovely stone, copious disused bits, a nice garden, a real joy.

But does it have a cafe?

 

[yorksrob]

But does it have a cafe?

Or indeed a line to Cirencester !

 

[delt1c]

Surely that's a good point?

But o/p mentioned historic and internally St Pancras is no longer historic

 

[D6130]

But o/p mentioned historic and internally St Pancras is no longer historic

I would disagree....partially. Scott's fine original red brick building and Barlow's magnificently-refurbished trainshed roof are still very visible to passengers and other station users alike. In addition the ornate cast iron columns supporting the rail deck - which were never publicly-visible when the undercroft was used for beer storage - are there to be enjoyed. However, some of the other tat is rather hideous.

 

[zwk500]

But o/p mentioned historic and internally St Pancras is no longer historic

Stand at the buffers and you'd say it was as historic as any major terminal on the network.

 

[Purple Train]

If you like art deco then you need the 1930's tube stations. Gants Hill for starters

On this note - Southgate.

 

[delt1c]

Stand at the buffers and you'd say it was as historic as any major terminal on the network.

Modern not like York , weymes Bay or Glasgow Central

 

[zwk500]

Modern not like York , weymes Bay or Glasgow Central

Is it just the shops you don't like? The Barrel-Vaulted roof is very historic and you can't see the modern extension from The Meeting Place.

 

[delt1c]

It’s nothing like the St Pancras I knew in the 1970’s , the facade is same as is roof , but platform level is completely different

 

[DarloRich]

Newcastle, Darlington and York

King's Cross main shed has been restored magnificently.

No need to discus further. These are the correct answers. Close thread.

 

[12LDA28C]

Birmingham Moor Street and St Pancras International.

Oh is there a station at St Pancras International? I thought it was just a shopping centre, although I agree it looks nice from the outside.

 

[greyman42]

But o/p mentioned historic and internally St Pancras is no longer historic

I don't know about historic, but before it was renovated it was a dump.

 

[wysall]

Tynemouth—and not because of local bias—if it counts. After that Newcastle and York.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I wonder if in a few decades people will be discussing the "historical value" of Streethouse railway station. Quite a few of the similar "flatpack" stations (Deighton, Slaithwaite, Cottingley, platform 3 at Mirfield) will be swept away and rebuilt or replaced as part of the Trans-Pennine upgrade and related works, but these basic structures helped bring places back onto the network at a low cost.

 

[wilbers]

If people are going for the great trainsheds on the east coast, then you have to mention Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Line St on the West Coast
I have a soft spot for Oxford Rd but it needs a tart up.
And Carlisle is good.

Smaller stations - Bingley, Hellifield and Settle....

Settle also has the bonus of the best named railway benches in the country.

 

[Amlag]

Okehampton

 

[flixtonman]

A Big Shout Out For Manchester Oxford Road,
in terms of both looks and historic interest.

Historic Interest: The use of laminated wooden structures to reduce load over an early Victorian viaduct ( as opposed to using masonry, concrete, iron or steel).

Architectural Interest:

(i) English Heritage: " a building of outstanding architectural quality and technological interest, one of the most dramatic stations in England."

(ii) Nikolaus Pevsner: "one of the most remarkable and unusual stations in the country".

Looks: A precursor of the Sydney Opera House.

All right, the latter claim is a tad ambitious - but I submit that it should feature somewere on this thread.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Another vote for Birmingham Moor St.

I’d never seen photographs or been near the place until a few weeks ago and it was a delightful surprise, particularly so after just getting off a service at New St.!

 

[vic-rijrode]

Like a (much) smaller Huddersfield, Monkwearmouth is special facing the road, but the old platforms are quite hideous and unkempt.

Sadly the museum is now closed.

 

[Russel]

Birmingham Moor Street is a lovely station with loads of GWR character.

It's easy to forget that half of the station is probably only 20 years old.

 

[YourMum666]

Newcastle, Bristol TM and Edinburgh Waverley