Physical Description
Armidale Station, built in 1882/3 is a good example of the use of brick masonry construction for walls, rendered and plastered, to simulate stone, with coursing lines (Caldis Cook Group 2005:3). It is comprised of three pavilions, inked by courtyard walls. These walls originally screened the stores and coal storage areas, but have now been enclosed, windows added and are used as office space. The walls are decorated with label moulds, cornices, sills and skirting. The entry verandah is covered by corrugated steel roof, supported on timber frame and cast iron columns to the colonnade. The platform side is covered only to the central pavilion with a skillion roof, on cast iron columns and brackets. The decorative cast iron columns have Corinthian capitals and the brackest feature an ivy and acanthus pattern. This section ends with a decorative fretwork gable end.
The Station overlooks a large car park and forecourt. It is flanked by the Station Managers two storey Victorian-style residence on one side and a landscaped car park on the other. |
