The sad sight of Wingfield Station, 'the most perfect of all station houses'

[editor]

So sad to see this beautiful station rotting away

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It has been said that Francis Thompson's best work was on the North Midland Railway, between Derby and Leeds. The only example still surviving is at Wingfield. Built in 1840,it is a single storey ashlar building in Georgian style with overhanging eaves. The station name was carved in gilt lettering on the facade, around an ornamental clock. It was closed in 1967 and is in poor condition. Christian Barman, who wrote one of the first studies of railway architecture, called it 'the most perfect of all station houses'.
Heritage Locations

Wingfield Station, November 2013

Time Architects :: South Wingfield Station

 

[Sprocket.]

Sorry sight to see editor, might we see you on a future edition of Grand Designs with Kevin McCloud telling us how big a task you have taken on?

 

[editor]

This is encouraging

AMBER VALLEY: Borough seizes historic station

 

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This is encouraging

AMBER VALLEY: Borough seizes historic station

I hope it's saved. It looks like it's been a beautiful building in its time.

 

[editor]

Finally:

One of the UK’s most at risk buildings is about to be rescued and restored thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Historic derelict Derbyshire railway station to be saved

 

[editor]

More about the station

More pics Wingfield Station - Bench Architects

 

[editor]

Wonder how a hospital van from down the road to me ended up there!

 

[8ball]

Tbf those first pics look pretty damn cool in a “haunted derelict building” kind of way.

 

[Fez909]

Tbf those first pics look pretty damn cool in a “haunted derelict building” kind of way.

Yep, looks like a great setting for Resident Evil: Dark Peaks

 

[editor]

Yep, looks like a great setting for Resident Evil: Dark Peaks

I've only just spotted the guy in the red jumper lurking in the bushes.

 

[8ball]

I've only just spotted the guy in the red jumper lurking in the bushes.

He looks quite relaxed and unsinister.

 

[editor]

Back to the topic:

 

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Lovely video here

 

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Huzzah!

The station – named as one of the country’s 10 most threatened Victorian and Edwardian structures back in 2012 – is now set to be restored to its original 19th Century condition after the Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust took over the building and secured funding from Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Stunning pictures show inside of long-abandoned 180-year-old north Derbyshire railway station - but now set for a brighter future

A long-abandoned railway station – once named among the most at-risk buildings in Britain – is set for a new lease of life.

www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk