Description and History of Site:-
The main facade in Italian renaissance style in brick (and slate) with stone dressings. Rusticated brickwork rubbed brick etc. Little pediment over central arch of porte cochere. Opened 1864 as the terminus of the Hull & Hornsea railway, design by Rawlins Gould.
Closed in October 1964, the station stood intact but derelict until the late 1980's when refurbishment/redevelopment into housing began.
Further Reading and References:-YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hornsea_town/
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Key Words :- railway station
Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed from the public road or footpath
Address :- Railway Street, Hornsea, East Yorkshire, HU18 1QD
Grid Ref :- TA 20739 47672
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.911140 , Long -0.163406
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1249389,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1864 - current
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- TA 20739 47672
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.911140 , Long -0.163406
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - East Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1249389,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1864 - current
Record Date :- 15 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive