Canadian Pacific Railway Station

Character-defining elements of the Gare du Canadien Pacifique at Tring-Jonction include:

-its form and massing, consisting of a one-storey, rectangular, hip-roofed block, intersected by a one-and-a-half-storey, gable-roofed block which projects on both track and street sides; and a large, hip-roofed canopy at one end, supported on free-standing columns

-features typical of early-20th-century railway stations, including hipped roofs, a rectangular plan, wide, overhanging eaves forming a platform canopy, wood brackets supporting the canopy, and a projecting operator’s bay, incorporated here in the one-and-a-half-storey projecting section

-its roof line, consisting of a hip roof with a transverse gable, and a slightly lower hip-roofed canopy connected to one end

-its fireproof construction, consisting of a concrete foundation rising to window-sill height, and moulded concrete blocks above

-its use of concrete made of local materials, namely asbestos

-its wood detailing, including boarded soffits, and wood canopy brackets

-the arrangement and configuration of window and door openings, including large tripartite windows, doors with transoms and flanking windows, baggage doors and single, rectangular windows

-multi-light transoms and upper sash

-surviving original wood window and door units

-its interior plan, comprising a baggage room, a general waiting room, a ticket office and the women’s waiting room on the ground floor and an employee’s lounge on the second floor

-surviving original interior finishes and fixtures, including wood floors, wood panelling and trim, and pressed-metal ceiling.