Fiddown and Portlaw Railway Station

Detached four-bay two-storey railway station, opened 1853, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey projecting end bay to left, two-bay single-storey lean-to veranda to centre ground floor extending over single-bay single-storey lean-to advanced end bay to right, two-bay two-storey side (north-west) elevation, and four-bay two-storey entrance (north-east) elevation. Closed, 1963. Now in residential use. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan (lean-to to veranda (extending over end bay) on cast-iron pillar) with clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stacks having moulded capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber boarded door having overlight. Square-headed door opening to end bay with timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to entrance (north-east) elevation with cut-limestone surround having entablature over on consoles, and glazed timber panelled door. Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings. Set perpendicular to road with platform to south-west having random rubble stone retaining wall with cut-stone coping over, and side (north-west) elevation fronting on to road. (ii) Freestanding single-bay single-stage over part-raised base signal box, post-1853, on a square plan. Refenestrated. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber eaves. Painted roughcast walls with painted red brick Flemish bond walls to base. Square-headed window openings with shallow sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening approached by flight of five steps having iron railing with replacement uPVC panelled door.