Georges Plains railway station

Georges Plains railway station
Georges Plains railway station
Location	Main Western railway, Georges Plains, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°30′49″S149°31′20″E / 33.513659°S 149.522260°E Coordinates: 33°30′49″S149°31′20″E / 33.513659°S 149.522260°E
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Georges Plains Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1147
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
	Location of Georges Plains railway station in New South Wales

Last updated May 16, 2023

Georges Plains railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now private residence located on the Main Western railway at Georges Plains in the Bathurst Region local government area in New South Wales, Australia. The former railway station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The station opened on 1 November 1876. Its date of closure is unknown.^[2]

Description

The brick station building is a type 1, sub-type 2 building dating from 1876.^[1]^[2]

The platform faces are made of brick. The dock platform also survives.^[1]

The timber, skillion roofed signal box dates from 1913.^[1]

The platform signs and some station plantings are also within the heritage listing.^[1]

There is also a timber shed within the station precinct.^[1]

The station was reported to be in fair to good condition in 2005, with some loose roofing iron observed.^[1]

Heritage listing

It is one of 6 similar structures to survive in an intact form, all of which had variations in expression and detail. Although the station building has been extended and minor changes have been made to the site it is a relatively intact small country station in good condition with an overall historic and visual unity that enhances its significance. The structures form, with the nearby classified Anglican church, a strong visual statement in the landscape and townscape particularly when viewed from the level crossing to the north.^[1]

Georges Plains railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Georges Plains Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01147. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
1 2 "Georges Plains". nswrail.net. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

Bibliography

Hughes Trueman Ludlow (1987). Evans Shire Council Heritage Study.
State Rail Authority (1999). State Rail Authority Heritage Register Study.
Hickson, Barbara (2005). Bathurst District Heritage Study Review.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Georges Plains Railway Station group , entry number 01147 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018.

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[nswshr-1147-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Georges Plains Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01147. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[nswrail-2] 1 2 "Georges Plains". nswrail.net. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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