Preserved window at Buxton LNWR station
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Preserved window at Buxton LNWR station
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 2 Mar 2025
There were once two adjacent stations in Buxton, one being the terminus of the Midland Railways line from London which was closed in 1967 and is now largely demolished, and this London and North Western Railway one at the terminus of its line from Manchester, which is still operational. Of the overall roof only this end gable remains, with its prominent semi-circular window. It was built in 1863, architect J Smith 'with advice from Joseph Paxton' (of Crystal Palace fame). It is listed grade II (list entry 1257936) as 'a unique collaboration between two railway companies in their approach to station design at the insistence of the Duke of Devonshire who was developing Buxton into a spa town'.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.26054
Longitude
-1.913613