Listed building outline
Halifax Railway Station
Geographical area
About this entity
| Fact links | ||
|---|---|---|
| CURIE | listed-building-outline:23130/0001/2/000 | no fact link |
| Prefix | listed-building-outline | Facts about Prefix |
| Reference | 23130/0001/2/000 | Facts about Reference |
| Name | Halifax Railway Station | Facts about Name |
| Quality | Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source | no fact link |
| Dataset | Listed building outline | no fact link |
| Organisation | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | no fact link |
| Start date | 1980-11-19 | Facts about Start date |
| End date | Facts about End date | |
| Entry date | 2024-01-12 | Facts about Entry date |
| Typology | geography | no fact link |
| Geometry |
MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.853237 53.721416, -1.85311 53.721511, -1.853088 53.721529, -1.853139 53.721566, -1.85316 53.721557, -1.853133 53.721536, -1.85317 53.721505, -1.853387 53.721399, -1.853419 53.721421, -1.853431 53.721416, -1.853513 53.721366, -1.853544 53.721381, -1.8537 53.721273, -1.853736 53.721247, -1.853777 53.721213, -1.853888 53.721249, -1.854083 53.721268, -1.854305 53.721292, -1.854437 53.721304, -1.854508 53.721307, -1.854584 53.721307, -1.854928 53.721296, -1.854959 53.721138, -1.854814 53.721147, -1.854704 53.721152, -1.854555 53.72115, -1.854295 53.721067, -1.854318 53.721049, -1.854341 53.72106, -1.854377 53.721037, -1.854258 53.720984, -1.85423 53.721005, -1.854253 53.721017, -1.854237 53.721028, -1.854037 53.720957, -1.854023 53.720973, -1.853858 53.720918, -1.853876 53.720894, -1.853982 53.720924, -1.854014 53.720875, -1.853998 53.720871, -1.85409 53.720725, -1.854107 53.720727, -1.854129 53.720686, -1.854181 53.720696, -1.854207 53.720647, -1.854155 53.720637, -1.854177 53.720597, -1.854161 53.720594, -1.854229 53.720444, -1.85425 53.720446, -1.854272 53.720393, -1.854261 53.720392, -1.85428 53.720338, -1.854182 53.720326, -1.854195 53.720287, -1.854151 53.720282, -1.854232 53.720052, -1.854173 53.720043, -1.854147 53.720084, -1.854108 53.720155, -1.854069 53.720242, -1.854052 53.720284, -1.854013 53.720398, -1.853944 53.720551, -1.853914 53.720609, -1.853843 53.720727, -1.853783 53.72082, -1.853739 53.720879, -1.853755 53.720884, -1.853685 53.720975, -1.853599 53.72095, -1.853678 53.720847, -1.85374 53.72076, -1.853817 53.72064, -1.853834 53.720612, -1.853893 53.720498, -1.853933 53.720412, -1.853966 53.720328, -1.853975 53.720296, -1.854093 53.719937, -1.854101 53.719908, -1.854059 53.719905, -1.854036 53.719947, -1.853978 53.720061, -1.853933 53.720163, -1.853852 53.720331, -1.853822 53.720389, -1.853775 53.720474, -1.853744 53.720524, -1.853696 53.720607, -1.853615 53.720734, -1.853523 53.720868, -1.853454 53.72096, -1.85334 53.720948, -1.853279 53.721025, -1.853268 53.721037, -1.853388 53.721047, -1.853201 53.72127, -1.853181 53.72129, -1.853144 53.721333, -1.85301 53.721471, -1.853026 53.721479, -1.853222 53.721333, -1.853267 53.721296, -1.853369 53.7212, -1.85345 53.721118, -1.853514 53.72105, -1.853612 53.72106, -1.853541 53.721139, -1.853503 53.721179, -1.853415 53.721265, -1.853364 53.721311, -1.853306 53.721357, -1.853279 53.721382, -1.853237 53.721416)))
|
Facts about Geometry |
| Point |
POINT (-1.853945 53.72092)
|
Facts about Point |
| Notes | Halifax Railway Station | Facts about Notes |
| Uprns | 010095604390 | Facts about Uprns |
| Description | 1855. Architect: Thomas Butterworth of Manchester. Contractors : George Thompson and Co. the well-known railway contractors. Built as a joint effort bythe Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Railway.Altered in the 1880s and the late C20.The style is a Baroque version of the Palladian idiom. Finely jointed and crisply carved ashlar. Slate roofs, substantial chimneystacks. 236 feet long with a frontispiece projecting three feet and the end bays projecting six feet. Single-storey, the frontispiece of two storeys. Very deep modillion eaves cornice, with a frieze of scrolled consoles alternating with raised panels. Continuous ground floor sill band. Three bay- frontispiece breaking forward again in centre bay with a port-cochere cochere that was reconstructed in the 1990s. Round arched doorway with three arches, the outer one panelled, the next Tuscan, taking moulded voussoirs, the inner one also Tuscan, but with shorter pilasters that take a full entablature as transom to the fanlight. The two flanking sash windows are pilastered and pedimented with balustrades running between the panelled plinths of the pilasters.The side wings each have six bays with sash windows with moulded architraves and panelled aprons. The wing's windows and doorways have scrolled consoles supporting alternate triangular and segmental pediments. Doors with moulded stone architraves with overlights and segmental pediments. The end bays project forward and have tripartite pilastered sashes with panelled aprons. First floor of the frontispiece also breaks forward in the centre where it is flanked by paired rusticated pilasters which take a modillioned pediment in the tympanum on which is a carved achievement of the arms of Halifax. Central blind oculi with four keystones containing a clock face. Two heavily rusticated blind Diocletian windows with moulded keystones in the flanking bays. Platform (east) side has a cast iron and timber canopy of 1885-1886 carried on a single row of columns (now glazed in) ¿ this platform is no longer in use. On the island platform (platforms 1 and 2) there is an 1885-1886 cast-iron and timber canopied awning taken on two rows of columns with ornamental capitals and brackets to the cantilevers, which have pierced geometrical tracery in the spandrels, and rows of rooflights. A simpler but similarly styled enclosed footbridge of the same date connects the island platform to a late-C20 entrance structure and has stair access down onto the platforms (the stair accessing the far west former platform has lost its treads and is disused). A lift shaft at the east end of the footbridge was added in the late C20 to provide additional access to the island platform. In 1885-1886 the station was altered by William Hunt, regional architect to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway who added the platform canopies and footbridge. He also created a siding platform in front of the building with a further canopy; the front (west) elevation thus became a platform elevation. The west siding and canopy were removed in the late C20 and the land now forms part of landscaped grounds serving Eureka! The National Children¿s Museum. | Facts about Description |
| Listed building | 1259136 | Facts about Listed building |
Available Code Snippets:
{
"entry-date": "2024-01-12",
"start-date": "1980-11-19",
"end-date": "",
"entity": 42198928,
"name": "Halifax Railway Station",
"dataset": "listed-building-outline",
"typology": "geography",
"reference": "23130/0001/2/000",
"prefix": "listed-building-outline",
"organisation-entity": 88,
"geometry": "MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.853237 53.721416, -1.85311 53.721511, -1.853088 53.721529, -1.853139 53.721566, -1.85316 53.721557, -1.853133 53.721536, -1.85317 53.721505, -1.853387 53.721399, -1.853419 53.721421, -1.853431 53.721416, -1.853513 53.721366, -1.853544 53.721381, -1.8537 53.721273, -1.853736 53.721247, -1.853777 53.721213, -1.853888 53.721249, -1.854083 53.721268, -1.854305 53.721292, -1.854437 53.721304, -1.854508 53.721307, -1.854584 53.721307, -1.854928 53.721296, -1.854959 53.721138, -1.854814 53.721147, -1.854704 53.721152, -1.854555 53.72115, -1.854295 53.721067, -1.854318 53.721049, -1.854341 53.72106, -1.854377 53.721037, -1.854258 53.720984, -1.85423 53.721005, -1.854253 53.721017, -1.854237 53.721028, -1.854037 53.720957, -1.854023 53.720973, -1.853858 53.720918, -1.853876 53.720894, -1.853982 53.720924, -1.854014 53.720875, -1.853998 53.720871, -1.85409 53.720725, -1.854107 53.720727, -1.854129 53.720686, -1.854181 53.720696, -1.854207 53.720647, -1.854155 53.720637, -1.854177 53.720597, -1.854161 53.720594, -1.854229 53.720444, -1.85425 53.720446, -1.854272 53.720393, -1.854261 53.720392, -1.85428 53.720338, -1.854182 53.720326, -1.854195 53.720287, -1.854151 53.720282, -1.854232 53.720052, -1.854173 53.720043, -1.854147 53.720084, -1.854108 53.720155, -1.854069 53.720242, -1.854052 53.720284, -1.854013 53.720398, -1.853944 53.720551, -1.853914 53.720609, -1.853843 53.720727, -1.853783 53.72082, -1.853739 53.720879, -1.853755 53.720884, -1.853685 53.720975, -1.853599 53.72095, -1.853678 53.720847, -1.85374 53.72076, -1.853817 53.72064, -1.853834 53.720612, -1.853893 53.720498, -1.853933 53.720412, -1.853966 53.720328, -1.853975 53.720296, -1.854093 53.719937, -1.854101 53.719908, -1.854059 53.719905, -1.854036 53.719947, -1.853978 53.720061, -1.853933 53.720163, -1.853852 53.720331, -1.853822 53.720389, -1.853775 53.720474, -1.853744 53.720524, -1.853696 53.720607, -1.853615 53.720734, -1.853523 53.720868, -1.853454 53.72096, -1.85334 53.720948, -1.853279 53.721025, -1.853268 53.721037, -1.853388 53.721047, -1.853201 53.72127, -1.853181 53.72129, -1.853144 53.721333, -1.85301 53.721471, -1.853026 53.721479, -1.853222 53.721333, -1.853267 53.721296, -1.853369 53.7212, -1.85345 53.721118, -1.853514 53.72105, -1.853612 53.72106, -1.853541 53.721139, -1.853503 53.721179, -1.853415 53.721265, -1.853364 53.721311, -1.853306 53.721357, -1.853279 53.721382, -1.853237 53.721416)))",
"point": "POINT (-1.853945 53.72092)",
"quality": "authoritative",
"notes": "Halifax Railway Station",
"uprns": "010095604390",
"description": "1855. Architect: Thomas Butterworth of Manchester. Contractors : George Thompson and Co. the well-known railway contractors. Built as a joint effort bythe Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Railway.Altered in the 1880s and the late C20.The style is a Baroque version of the Palladian idiom. Finely jointed and crisply carved ashlar. Slate roofs, substantial chimneystacks. 236 feet long with a frontispiece projecting three feet and the end bays projecting six feet. Single-storey, the frontispiece of two storeys. Very deep modillion eaves cornice, with a frieze of scrolled consoles alternating with raised panels. Continuous ground floor sill band. Three bay- frontispiece breaking forward again in centre bay with a port-cochere cochere that was reconstructed in the 1990s. Round arched doorway with three arches, the outer one panelled, the next Tuscan, taking moulded voussoirs, the inner one also Tuscan, but with shorter pilasters that take a full entablature as transom to the fanlight. The two flanking sash windows are pilastered and pedimented with balustrades running between the panelled plinths of the pilasters.The side wings each have six bays with sash windows with moulded architraves and panelled aprons. The wing's windows and doorways have scrolled consoles supporting alternate triangular and segmental pediments. Doors with moulded stone architraves with overlights and segmental pediments. The end bays project forward and have tripartite pilastered sashes with panelled aprons. First floor of the frontispiece also breaks forward in the centre where it is flanked by paired rusticated pilasters which take a modillioned pediment in the tympanum on which is a carved achievement of the arms of Halifax. Central blind oculi with four keystones containing a clock face. Two heavily rusticated blind Diocletian windows with moulded keystones in the flanking bays. Platform (east) side has a cast iron and timber canopy of 1885-1886 carried on a single row of columns (now glazed in) \u00bf this platform is no longer in use. On the island platform (platforms 1 and 2) there is an 1885-1886 cast-iron and timber canopied awning taken on two rows of columns with ornamental capitals and brackets to the cantilevers, which have pierced geometrical tracery in the spandrels, and rows of rooflights. A simpler but similarly styled enclosed footbridge of the same date connects the island platform to a late-C20 entrance structure and has stair access down onto the platforms (the stair accessing the far west former platform has lost its treads and is disused). A lift shaft at the east end of the footbridge was added in the late C20 to provide additional access to the island platform. In 1885-1886 the station was altered by William Hunt, regional architect to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway who added the platform canopies and footbridge. He also created a siding platform in front of the building with a further canopy; the front (west) elevation thus became a platform elevation. The west siding and canopy were removed in the late C20 and the land now forms part of landscaped grounds serving Eureka! The National Children\u00bfs Museum.",
"listed-building": "1259136"
}Loading...© Crown copyright and database right 2026
Licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Help improve this data
Give feedback on this dataset, or email your questions and corrections to digitalland@communities.gov.uk.