Building record MAB34082 - BALLATER STATION
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Summary
Former railway station, opened in 1866 by Aboyne and Ballater Railway and subsequently rebuilt.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 21854
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3698 9594 (112m by 59m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO39NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Former railway station, opened in 1866 by Aboyne and Ballater Railway and subsequently rebuilt. Originally a single platform terminal station, with an elaborate wooden single-storey platform building. Weatherboarded timber exterior with distinctive pierced bargeboards, porte cochere and Royal waiting room. There is a steel-framed glazed awning. The goods shed was wooden. The platform is of modern concrete paving and edging. Integral weighing machine by H. Pooley and Son Ltd of Liverpool. Used by the Royal family when going to Balmoral. Closed in the 1960s. Restored to form Tourist Office, museum and restaurant in 2005. This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochere and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart. Much of the station building was destroyed by a fire in May 2015. Now restored and open to the public.
Period Notes
Station first built in 1866; rebuilt in 1886; closed 1966; renovated in 2000 as a tourist office.
BBC NEWS WEBSITE, , BBC NEWS WEBSITE, 12/05/2015 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3784.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 12/05/2015 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES, 3 SER, VOL I(1923) 9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1839.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 100 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
HALIDAY FRASER MUNRO, 2016, BALLATER RAILWAY STATION CONSERVATION STATEMENT, Conservation Statement (Bibliographic reference). SAB4475.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 21854;
- NMR Card Number: NO39NE15;
- NRHE Numlink: 32452;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO39NE0008;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21854 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/32452 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 12/05/2015.
- --- SAB1839 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES. 3 SER, VOL I(1923) 9.
- --- SAB3784 Bibliographic reference: BBC NEWS WEBSITE. . BBC NEWS WEBSITE. 12/05/2015.
- --- SAB4475 Bibliographic reference: HALIDAY FRASER MUNRO. 2016. BALLATER RAILWAY STATION CONSERVATION STATEMENT. Conservation Statement.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 100.
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2021 6:02PM
