2018

SP2081 : The Old Station building

taken 6 years ago, near to Hampton in Arden, Solihull, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Old Station building in this square
The Old Station building
The Old Station building
Originally built in 1839 as the station for the Birmingham and Derby Junction
Railway, and Grade II listed LinkExternal link in 1992. It was for a while a private house known as Old Station Bungalow, probably at the time that SP2081 : The old station building was taken, and is now the offices of a vehicle hire firm.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Richard Law and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Railways Primary Subject: Offices
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Houses [14] · Derby Junction Railway [4] · Old Station Building [4] Other Photos: · Small storehouse beside the old station Title Clusters: · The Old Station building [2] ·
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SP2081, 69 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 January, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 January, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2028 8159 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.9150N 1:42.1888W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 20296 81605
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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