Building record MLI20231 - Holbeach Station
Summary
Holbeach Station.
Type and Period (4)
- RAILWAY STATION (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1965 AD)
- GOODS SHED (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1858 AD to 1965 AD)
- GARAGE (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1965 AD? to 2013 AD?)
- COMMERCIAL OFFICE (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1965 AD? to 2013 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Holbeach Railway Station, now disused. {1}
A historic building survey was carried out in June 2009, focussing upon the former station house and goods shed. Holbeach Station was a component of the Norwich and Spalding Railway. The railway reached Holbeach from Spalding in 1858 and was extended eastward to Sutton Bridge in 1862. The station house would appear to have been built in accordance with a design used with minor adaptations at other stations on the line - in particular, Long Sutton and Moulton. Passenger transport was discontinued in 1959 and goods services were ended in 1965. In more recent times the station house has housed the works and offices of Meridian Printers. The station house complex comprises five connected blocks, mostly constructed in late handmade red brick, decorated with blue brick string courses and dentilation. The upper storey is pebble-dashed and the roof is of Welsh slate. The survey revealed that the station house had probably undergone three main phases of construction and alteration. At the core of the original 1858 complex was a rectangular structure, two storeys high with gabled ends aligned at right angles to the platform. It was abutted to the east by another two storey component (square in plan), which was in turn abutted by a single storey block (also square in plan) - all three elements forming a continuous frontage along the platform. A rectangular, single storey block, set further back from the platform and at right angles to the west wall of the central block, was also considered to have formed part of the original layout. It is likely that ticket sales were made in the front area of the central block, with other public areas extending to the east. The survey concluded that a fifth component, infilling along the frontage west of the central block, may have been a slightly later construction (possibly 1860s or 70s) as indicated by mis-aligned brick courses. The station house also incorporated a number of 20th century alterations. The goods shed, situated to the west of the station house, was probably built in three main phases. The original structure, considered to date to 1858, was rectangular in plan, two storeys high and lay on a south-west to north-east alignment. The long north-western exterior elevation of the building was of particular interest, containing seven recessed panels giving the appearance of large windows, with glazing only in the uppermost D shaped arch (internally, the walling was plain). A small single storey structure, thought to have housed equipment relating to an adjacent weighbridge, abutted the western end of the main goods shed. It partially obscured two recessed panels in the main structure and is therefore thought likely to be an addition - almost certainly pre 1888 since a building at this location is shown on a map of this date. A large extension on the south-eastern side of the original building block dates to the 1970's. Internal divisions in the goods shed probably date to the same period. {2}{3}
A trial trench evaluation in June 2009, located various modern features and deposits, which may be attributable to the functioning of the railway station. These include a cut of indeterminate function and large pit found in a trench on the northermost part of the site, and industrial residues (coal, etc.) from the eastern part of the site. {4}{5}
The former goods shed had been converted into a garage by at least 1982, with several new ancilliary structures being built to assist this function. {6}
A basic photographic survey was conducted in October 2013, prior to the proposed demolition of the former goods shed at Holbeach Station. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 32 SE.
- <2> SLI12601 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jul 2009. Historic Building Survey of the Former Station House and Goods Shed at the Former Railway Station, Station Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. HOSR09.
- <3> SLI12602 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jul 2009. Historic Building Survey of the Former Station House and Goods Shed at the Former Railway Station, Station Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire. LCNCC 2009.64.
- <4> SLI12613 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jun 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on Land off Station Road, Holbeach. HOSR09.
- <5> SLI12614 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jun 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on Land off Station Road, Holbeach. LCNCC 2009.64.
- <6> SLI11851 Website: Landmark Information Group. 2007->. Old Maps. www.old-maps.co.uk. Accessed 30/12/2014.
- <7> SLI14806 Report: Haycroft Homes Ltd. 2013. Photographic Building Survey of The Station Inn and The Former Goods Shed, Holbeach Station. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3586 2436 (164m by 138m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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