2018

ST7564 : Main entrance to Bath Spa railway station

taken 8 years ago, near to Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, England

Main entrance to Bath Spa railway station
Main entrance to Bath Spa railway station
A nearby red plaque Link records that Bath Spa Station (1841) was the focal point of I.K.Brunel's railway through Bath, sympathetically designed in the pioneering phase of railway construction.
Bath Spa Station

Bath Spa station is the principal railway station serving the city of Bath, and is operated by Great Western Railway (who also manage the station) as well as South West Trains and CrossCountry. It is situated on the Great Western Main Line and connects to the Wessex Main Line via Bradford-on-Avon.
The station was opened in 1840 and is Grade II* listed.

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%)

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bath [1243] · Station [211] · Bath Spa Station [50] Other Photos: · Red plaque on Bath Spa railway station · West along Dorchester Street, Bath ·
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Jaggery   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 September, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7524 6435 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.6594N 2:21.4280W
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OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7526 6438
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