railway station — Newtowncunningham

Detached three-bay two-storey former railway station, built c. 1883. Now in use as a private house (line closed 1953) with later single-bay single-storey porch extension to centre of the front elevation (north-east), and later extensions to the rear (south-west) and to the north-west gable end. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having exposed decorative rafter ends to eaves, grey clay ridge tiles , smooth rendered chimneystacks to gable ends (north-west and south-east) with red clay pots over, decorative timber bargeboards to gables with trefoil perforations, and with metal rainwater goods. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over smooth rendered plinth course with a horizontal smooth rendered band running around building to upper floor, and with moulded rendered stringcourse at ground floor level brought over window heads as architrave. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, and with one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows having margin glazing bars; timber casement window with margin glazing bars to central bay of front elevation (north-east) at first floor level. Central square-headed door opening to front elevation with smooth rendered reveals, replacement timber double-doors, and original square-headed sidelights with margin glazing bars, all enclosed within modern porch. Set back from road with gravel drive running to roadway to the north-east. Garden to the front of site and garage to rear (south-west) built partially over site of former railway line. Former railway water tower (see 40824014) to the north-west. Located in the rural countryside to the north-west of Newtowncunningham.