Description and History of Site:-
Pickering Railway Station. Built by the York and North Midland Railway in 1845 to the design of G T Andrews. The main building and station house form a group with buildings to west and east of former Goods Yard. On her visit 21 February 1973 Hatcher noted: Two 'scenery' main walls on which roof presumably was supported in which are several typical Andrews large flat-arched windows with very small panes of glass. Mean 'bus shelters' cover part of the platform now. Undistinguished front portion right onto street lower than platforms. Steps up look squashed in; all very inferior Andrews. A station here was opened in 1836. The existing buildings date from 1845.The site was originally the southern terminus of Stephenson's horse drawn Whitby and Pickering Railway of 1836, taken over by the York and North Midland Railway in 1845. The station was closed by British Railways in 1965. The North York Moors Historical Railway Trust was formed in 1967 to re-open the line from Pickering to Whitby. Pickering Station was reopened in 1973 when the line from Pickering through to Grosmont was reopened.
Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Brochure: http://www.nymr.co.uk/north-york-moors-historical-railway-trust
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Key Words :- railway station
Viewing the Site :- Preserved railway station open to the public
Address :- Park Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7AJ
Grid Ref :- SE 79700 84200
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.247291 , Long -0.778372
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1241474,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- 1845 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- SE 79700 84200
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.247291 , Long -0.778372
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1241474,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public
Site Dates :- 1845 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris