Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Grade II-listed, 1846, J.W. Livock
This delicate Jacobean Revival building on the old Northampton to Peterborough line is a gem of a station, with its picturesque roof line and plentiful finials. It was designed by JW Livock , a prolific designer of railway stations of which Wansford has been described as ‘the most perfect of all’. It closed in 1957 and is now owned, but not used, by the neighbouring haulage yard. The Nene Valley Railway currently makes use of the platform, and have expressed an interest in buying the station and restoring it for the benefit of passengers and the local community, but so far the owners haven’t been persuaded to sell. The dry rot, collapsed floors and serious cracks in the façade will only worsen is a solution is not found.
Ian Dungavell, Director of the The Victorian Society said ‘The owners need to undertake urgent repairs to the station to reverse years of decay, or be persuaded to sell, so that the station can be given a new lease of life. So many historic buildings suffer from the lack of an obvious use, but here the role is clear’.
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