York Historic Environment Record

Railway Station: Poppleton Railway Station was opened in October 1848 and has served the community since. As a significant transport link for the community and the only other station serving York (after York’s main railway station), it has communal significance. The building is thought to have been designed by renowned York-based railway architect, G.T. Andrews, who designed many railway stations in the area as well as civic buildings. It is of brick construction, with stone quoins, lintels, and sills, a slate roof, and traditional timber sliding sash windows. The building has a degree of historical value through its link with York's railway heritage, and artistic and age value through its early Victorian form and design. It is a landmark within Poppleton village.

Signal box: A now rare example of a North Eastern signal box and semaphore signal, complete with hand operated crossing gates which adds to the rural feel of the village. It is under threat as it is now rail policy to abolish all manned level crossings.
Its aesthetic value is weakened due to installation of uPVC windows and the crossing gates are modern.

The station house is under conversion to holiday lets (2017). Internal and external images held on file.

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Related Object: BF005537 POPPLETON STATION, UPPER POPPLETON