Richmond houses [59]

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Richmond houses [59]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 22 Jun 2022

Numbers 1 to 6 Station Cottages, Rimington Avenue, were built circa 1846 for George Hudson's Great North of England Railway at Richmond railway station. It was the terminus of the Richmond branch line from Darlington. Constructed in a Jacobethan style of sandstone rubble stone with ashlar dressings, all under a Welsh slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1301469 Richmond is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire, some 13 miles northwest of Northallerton and about 11½ miles southwest of Darlington. Set on the north bank of the River Swale, the town is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is marketed as the Gateway to the Dales. Richmond was founded in 1071 and the castle was completed in 1086. Tourism is important to the local economy, as is the influence of the nearby Catterick Garrison army base. A traditional market operates every Saturday in the large cobbled marketplace.

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