Key Words :- railway station

Viewing the Site :- Open to the public as a visitor centre

Address :- Station Yard, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4LD
Grid Ref :- NZ 17650 00869
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.402983 , Long -1.72962
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1157668,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1846 -

Description and History of Site:-
Small single-storeyed. Gothic. Part of an important collection of railway buildings.
By architect G.T Andrews for the Great North of England Railway which became the York & Newcastle Railway before the line was completed. Opened 10th September 1846. The station closed in 1969. Currently (2017) a garden centre and community enterprise with restaurant/bar, artisan food-sellers, cinema, gallery and heritage centre.

Further Reading and References:-
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Barbey, M F. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - Northern England'. Institution of Civil Engineers, 1981
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/richmond/

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