Icra Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right category but I think this is the one closest to my research. The first railway station in Bucharest Romania is Filaret Station it was build by the British around 1863 ( J.T Barkley ). The scope of my small research is to find similar stations in UK. Bellow image is one of the first images with the station and I think in the purest form. From what can I see my impression is that the facade was red brick with white pillars and details. I would like to know if you know any similar stations in UK. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. Edited December 5, 2018 by Icra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2018 Nothing very similar here in the UK. Even with a British architect, the effort seems to have been made to stick to a local architectural style. About the closest I can think of would be Norwich Thorpe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpendle Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Doing a bit of Googling it looks like Barkley was the Turkish representative for Messr's Peto, Betts, and Crampton. I think Romania was still part of the Ottoman Empire in 1863 It's possible that the architect was someone local. There is also a Journal article published in 1968 that may help, "British Railway Builders along the Lower Danube 1856 - 1869" Regards, John P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Looks like Salisbury. Very typically British. North Eastern Railway Head Office York. Both photos Wiki Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icra Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Doing a bit of Googling it looks like Barkley was the Turkish representative for Messr's Peto, Betts, and Crampton. I think Romania was still part of the Ottoman Empire in 1863 It's possible that the architect was someone local. There is also a Journal article published in 1968 that may help, "British Railway Builders along the Lower Danube 1856 - 1869" Regards, John P Romanian Country wasn't under Ottoman Empire. Dobroja was under Otoman Empire. I want to make a correction to what I've said, the year when the station was open is 1869. Could you give me your toughts if the picture is showing redbrick or painted plaster? Edited December 5, 2018 by Icra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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