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Oundle Station, described by John Betjeman as "one of the finest examples of domestic railway architecture in England", stands as a monument to the wealth and optimism of Britain's pioneering steam age. Built in 1845 by JW Livock, for the London to Birmingham Railway's Northampton to Peterborough line, it has the look of a Victorian Gothic country house with three limestone gables, oriel windows and magnificent Jacobean chimneys. Plaster roses and cupids adorn the 18ft-high ceilings.

Oundle was closed by rail rationalist Dr Richard Beeching in 1964, sold to an uncaring owner and left to rot until six years ago. Awarded a Grade II listing in 1987 the "Old Station House" was carefully ...

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