DONCASTER RAILWAY STATION

The railway station was built in 1849, it replaced a temporary structure, constructed a year earlier. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1938 and has had several slight modifications since that date, most notably in 2006 when the new interchange and connection to Frenchgate Centre opened.

Doncaster station was built in two stages from 1848-52, with additions in the 1870s, as lines and services increased massively. Only minor changes were then made for many years. The new entrance hall took up much of this space in 1938, but most of the historic station buildings seen here still stand.

Its Listing details marks it as a  Grade ll building. The Station, with a booking hall and offices dating from 1933, servicing lines for the London, North-Eastern Railway... more on Doncaster Railway Station

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This marks the end of the tour. If you would like to know more in-depth information about Doncaster's History, visit the website on your desktop.

The Doncaster Civic Trust has been around for a long time – in 2016 we celebrated our 70th anniversary. Over the years we have often been influential in promoting good architecture and urban design and helping protect valuable historic buildings and townscape.

You can get a flavour of our history by visiting our archive newsletter section on our website. https://www.doncastercivictrust.org.uk/

We continue to be very active. At the moment, we are putting a lot of energy and resources into developing an education programme to help our young people in Doncaster better understand and value our rich architectural heritage.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.doncastercivictrust.org.uk/