Listed Building record MDR9655 - Matlock Bath Railway Station, Matlock Bath

Matlock Bath railway station, Matlock Bath, built c1849. 'Matlock Bath Railway Station consists of a Swiss Chalet station building with a similar ancillary building to the north. The building is now an antique shop, though pay trains still run and stop here (1974). It has overhanging eaves, curiously paned windows and herring-bone patterned bricks. All the up buildings have now been demolished. Biddle says there were originally five chalets, three and two, "plus a short length of detached awnings". (1) 'Grade II Listed ornate Swiss-style station buildings no longer used for operational purposes. The principal present day use is for the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust [1997].' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: '1. DALE ROAD 1390 MATLOCK BATH Matlock Bath Station SK 2458 3/116 15.6.71. II 2. Circa 1849. Timber frame with herringbone brick nogging; single-storeyed; 8 tall wood mullioned windows overall, with "Gothic" cast iron glazing bars; advanced gabled wing at centre with 2 windows and central doorway; gabled ends with bold verges and overhanging, bracketed eaves; tiles. The footbridge and platform canopy have been removed and the station is no longer in use. Listing NGR: SK2975058449.' (3)