Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ruabon Railway Station
Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruabon, Wrexham, designated on 24 February 1983.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 24 February 1983
- Locality
- Ruabon
- Community
- Ruabon
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98713, -3.04327
- Cadw reference
- 1719
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated off Bridge Street to the W of the town centre.
History
Designed by Henry Robertson in the 1860s replacing the original Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Station by T M Penson. Converted to offices late C20 and platform canopy removed.
Exterior
Tudor-Gothic Revival style, single storey. Sandstone ashlar with rusticated quoins, slate roof, stone chimneys. Elevation to road: projecting gabled wings to each end with stone copings and finials. Each has a tall mullioned and transomed window, partially blocked. Central range has central mullioned and transomed window, and a doorway on each side with Tudor-arch head and dimpled spandrels. Low ranges with end stack set back and attached to left and right. Similar platform elevation: low flanking ranges have blocked entrances and windows, other openings blocked, cast-iron gutter with shaped brackets and cast-iron rainwater goods.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as good example of an 1860s station in a style popular for rural railway architecture.
Nearby in the register
- Congregational Church (including attached Sunday School, gatepiers, walls and railings)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- AlmshouseHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- AlmhouseHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- AlmhouseHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.