Plans submitted to replace windows on historic Cumbrian train station
The windows have been worn away due to the “bad weather” of the west coast
Plans have been filed with Westmorland and Furness Council to replace the windows on an historic Cumbrian train station.
According to the planning application, submitted by Network Rail, the current windows are “rotten” and “decayed, with flaking and failed paint noted throughout, and damage to the timber bead to the perimeter.”
Grange-over-sands railway station was first opened on 1 September 1857 as ‘Grange’. It was designed by Edward Graham Paley, the architect of Lancaster cathedral.
It was designated as a grade II listed building on 2 May 1975; meaning it is of “special interest” and “warrants every effort to preserve” it.
The new windows wil be made of timber, and will match the Victorian-Edwardian style of the existing ones, in a “like for like replacement”.
The windows have been worn away due to the “bad weather” of the west coast.
The plans aim to restore the “historic fabric”, with hopes that the proposed restoration “will enhance the character and aesthetics” of the iconic hub and return it to “its former glory”.
Any changes to the station “would not have a material impact upon the heritage significance of the listed building or the conservation area and would be respectful of the special character and appearance of the context”, as per the proposal.