Stone Railway Station Chimneys - Stone, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 52° 54.499 W 002° 09.293
30U E 556835 N 5862405
Stone railway station was opened on 1st May 1849 and was built in a Jacobean Style, including decorative chimneys.
Waymark Code: WM10CEB
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/13/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
Views: 4

A blue plaque at the entrance to the building has the following information.
STONE
RAILWAY STATION

This station was opened on 1st May 1849
by the North Staffordshire Railway Company,
in its own distinctive architectural style, to the
design of Sir Henry Arthur Hunt.
It is Listed Grade II and stands in the
Stone Conservation Area.

The building was refurbished, for community use, by
Stone Town Council in 2003 with contributions
from the Heritage Lottery Fund,
the Railway Heritage Trust and
the Onyx Environmental Trust.
The chimney is built from red brick with a stone rain guard surmounted by a white ceramic chimney pot.
Private or Public Property?: Public

What material is it made from?: Brick with a ceramic pot

When was it made?: 05/01/1849

Estimated Height of chimney (please include whether metres or feet): 4 metres

Type of building e.g. house, hotel etc: Railway Station

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Website with further information: Not listed

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