![]() ![]() In present day, it is used as a Virgin Active Health Club. In 1996, the property was severely damaged by a fire – luckily, it was then restored and converted to a Holmes Place health and fitness club. The building was listed as Grade II in July 1972, and was closed to all rail traffic in 1988, when the station was refurbished for industrial use. However, it would remain open as a mail depot for troops during the Second World War and then eventually become a parcels depot until the 1970s. Passenger services at the low-level station were considerably reduced with the opening of the Victoria station and on the 22nd May 1944, the original station ran its last service for passengers. The transfer to Victoria Station gave the Great Northern a prestigious location and avoided their need to reverse trains to and from Grantham, Derbyshire, and north of Nottingham. To avoid confusion the new station was designated ‘High Level’ and the old station renamed ‘Low Level’. The new chord line included a station on an island platform which was accessed via a staircase from the booking office on the same approach road to the earlier London Road terminus. When Nottingham Victoria railway station was opened in 1900, the Great Northern had to construct a new chord line, by means of a junction at Trent Lane to Weekday Cross where it joined the Great Central main line. ![]() The hipped slate roof had nine coped brick ridges and two side chimneystacks. This was complete with a Venetian bay window above it on the main building, which had a further arched window above, and a clock in front of a pavilion turret topped by iron cresting. The dominant influence for the station, however, was the French château style, with Jacobean additions – the building boasts a T-shaped Romanesque grand entrance on iron columns, painted to look like wood. London Road station is intricately designed, with a diverse mix of styles that echo the design of the lace warehouse that Chambers Hine had just completed for Page & Co. The station building was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine, a creative Nottingham architect who had many successful projects under his belt, including the remodelling of Nottingham Castle and was also the man behind the design of the magnificent Adam’s building in the Lace Market area of the city centre. It is situated on the East side of London Road and the southside of the Great Northern Close. In this installment of our famous Nottingham buildings series, we are taking a look at London Road station, also referred to as Low Level Station – which was opened on 3 October 1857 as the headquarters and terminus of the Great Northern Railway’s line to Grantham. Whether you’re ready to sell, a landlord looking to rent or are just interested in how much your property might be worth, the most accurate appraisal of your property is with an appointment with one of our experienced local agents.
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