
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: York railway station. This station was opened in 1877 by the North Eastern Railway Company to replace an earlier station built in 1841 within the City walls. Designed by architect Thomas Prosser and engineer Thomas Elliot Harrison, the station is now listed Grade II. This plaque commemorates the refurbishment schemes carried out in 2004 by Great North Eastern Railway Ltd with the support of the Railway Heritage Trust.
Thomas Prosser and Thomas Elliot Harrison designed York railway station, opened in 1877, which is now listed Grade II for its architectural and historical significance.
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