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Connolly Station — Amiens Street

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Connolly Station — Amiens Street
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Attached single-storey twenty-bay railway station, built c.1891, adjoining northwest elevation of Connolly Station trainshed, comprising ten gable-fronted paired bays, stepped to southwest of façade. Hipped slate roof to each bay, terminating in hipped-fronted glazed roofs to front, with steel girder and truss supports on cast-iron fluted columns having moulded neck and base, cast-iron bow-string arches with lattice spandrels running northeast/southwest and decorative panels, incorporating mouchettes flanking central multifoil oculi, to spandrels running east/west. Red brick chimneystacks. Flat-roofed curved verandah over platform having battened timber panels to front. Painted brick walls laid in Flemish bond with stepped eaves course and painted plinth course. Painted brick cornice at impost level forming continuous hood-moulding to window and door openings. Round-headed window openings having masonry sills, stepped reveals and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, some glazed panels painted. Glass blocks to one opening. Round-headed door openings with plain timber doors, timber panelled doors, some having glazed panels, and plain fanlights. Hallway to south of station with brick arcaded walls and three steps leading to main trainshed of Connolly Station.

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