Wolverhampton Low Level railway station
| Wolverhampton Low Level | |
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Main Entrance, January 2006
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| Location | |
| Place | Wolverhampton |
| Area | Wolverhampton |
| Coordinates | 52°35′18″N 2°07′07″W / 52.5882°N 2.1187°WCoordinates: 52°35′18″N 2°07′07″W / 52.5882°N 2.1187°W |
| Grid reference | SO920989 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 5 |
| History | |
| 1854 | Opened as Wolverhampton Joint |
| 1856 | Renamed to Wolverhampton Low Level |
| 1869 | Converted to standard gauge |
| 1922 | Station mostly rebuilt |
| 1972 | Closed to passenger traffic |
| 1981 | Closed to goods traffic |
| 2006 | Large parts of station demolished |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Wolverhampton Low Level was a railway station on Sun Street, in Springfield, Wolverhampton, England (grid reference SO920989).
It was built by the Great Western Railway, on their route from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill). It was the most northerly broad-gauge station on the Great Western network.
The OWWR's engineer, John Fowler, designed the frontage, while the GWR's Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed the layout.
The station building is two storeys high and constructed of Staffordshire blue brick in Italianate style, which is an unusual combination but the blue brick was abundant in the area in the 19th century. The design of the station was similar to that of the earlier High Level station. The main building has a large pediment; tall, round-headed, pedimented windows with ashlar brackets on the first floor which the main entrance on the ground floor. Plainer wings extend to either side of the main building which protrude to the front. The interior of the former booking hall continues the Italianate theme, with a high, coved ceiling and full-height cornices. The interior was carefully restored in the early 2000s.
The station opened in 1854, although construction was not completed until late 1855. The station was built jointly by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWWR) and the Great Western Railway (GWR). The station was initially called Wolverhampton Joint and was renamed to Wolverhampton Low Level in April 1856, at the same time as the nearby London and North Western Railway station was renamed from Wolverhampton Queen Street to Wolverhampton High Level.
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