Acton Central Railway Hall

The former station building, The Station House is next to the Acton Central railway station and is within the Acton Town Centre Conservation Area. This area was established in the Late-Victorian period as a thriving commercial centre whose success was celebrated by the quality of the public buildings, especially the group around the Town Hall and along the High Street. With plans to make an external change to the first-floor landing at the front of the station building, the initial research demonstrated the architectural and historical significance of the Station House and more importantly the local skyline and material appearance of buildings. In our impact assessment, the heritage statement gave credit to the means in which the new balustrade was drawn, as it would complement the unity of upper storey developments seen in local architecture. The retention of specific elements such as window arches, stone balustrade and fascia would preserve the character of the station building as well as relate to listed (alms-houses) and unlisted buildings in its context. Finally, the schemes overall suitability rested on the scale, design and detailing being sympathetic to the historic character of Railway buildings.