Heritage Locations

Ingatestone Station
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A particularly attractive Tudor style station built in 1846 to satisfy the requirements of the local landowner.

Constructor:
Sir Henry Arthur Hunt

Period of construction:
1800 - 1849

Transport Trust plaque:
No

Transport Mode:
Rail

Address:
Station Lane, Ingatestone, CM4 0BW

Postcode:
CM4 0BW

Nearest Town:
Chelmsford

Heritage Centre:
No


The Eastern counties Railway, forerunner of the Great Eastern was faced by an exceptionally greedy landowner in the form of Lord Petre, when it was building its main line from London to Chelmsford. Not only did he extract a record sum for the right of way, but he also insisted on the design of the station at Ingatestone to meet his personal requirements.

The first station was a temporary arrangement in a cottage near the railway while the superior facility was under construction. The result is a very attractive Tudor style building whose brickwork, stone dressings, and window glazing were in keeping with the nearby Hall. It was completed in 1846 though the designer is uncertain. It seems likely that it was H.A. Hunt who was working for the Great Eastern at the time and who designed similar buildings in Staffordshire.


Bibliography:

Barman, Christian, An Introduction to Railway Architecture, Art & Technics, (1950)

Biddle, Gordon, Great Railway Stations of Britain, David & Charles,  ISBN 0 7153 8263 2 (1986)

Biddle, Gordon, Britain's Historic Railway Buildings, Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0198662475 (2003)

Biddle, Gordon, Victorian Stations, David & Charles, ISBN 0 7153 5949 5 (1973)

Biddle, Gordon & Nock, O.S., The Railway Heritage of Britain : 150 years of railway architecture and engineering, Studio Editions, ISBN-10: 1851705953 (1990)

Biddle, Gordon and Simmons, J., The Oxford Companion to British Railway History, Oxford, ISBN 0 19 211697 5 (1997)


Biddle, Gordon,and Spence, Jeffry, The British Railway Station, David & Charles, ISBN 0 7153 7467 2(1977)

Butt, R.V.J., The Directory of Railway Stations, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. (October 1995, 1st Edition)

Conolly, W. Philip, British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 0-7110-0320-3 (1958/97)

Kay, Peter, Essex Railway Heritage (2006)

Lloyd, David and Insall, Donald, Railway Station Architecture, David & Charles, ISBN 0 7153 7575 X (1978)

Paar, Harry and Gray, Adrian, The Life and Times of the Great Eastern Railway 1839-1922, (1991)

Quick, M.E. Railway Passenger Stations in England and Wales: a chronology, Railway & Canal Historical Society (2005)

Simmons, J., The Railways of Britain, Macmillan, ISBN 0 333 40766 0 (1961-86)

Simmons, J., The Victorian Railway, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 0 500 25110X (1991)



Opening Times:
Daily. See railway timetables, visit website or telephone 0845 600 7245.

How To Find:
By road: Off the A12 In ingatestone village.

Facilities:


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