Station Cottages England, UK

Listed Building Description

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STATION ROAD 1. 5344 Station Cottages (Nos 2-5 consecutive) NY 9464 10/404

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Terrace of cottages, now in light industrial use. Early-mid C19 for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, extended and heightened later C19. Coursed tooled sandstone with alternating-block quoins, door and window dressings. Purple slate roof with 3 ridge stacks, 1 stone and 2 rendered. Rear elevation snecked sandstone rubble; returns roughly-coursed sandstone with plinth. 2 storeys, 4 wide bays. 2 flush doors and 2 large 4-pane sashes in door openings, alternate with small 4-pane sashes. Similar smaller sashes on first floor. Low-pitched roof has corniced stone stack between first and second cottages, rendered stacks to left of the others. Returns show roof extended downwards over rear extension. Rear elevation shows 6-panel doors alternating with 12-pane sashes and 4 small pantry windows. Four 4-pane sashes in plain surrounds on first floor.

Listing NGR: NY9404764248