Wemyss Bay Station

I had to pop down to Wemyss Bay this morning and luckily for me the sun was shining. I have photographed the interior of the Station but not the exterior.

Wemyss Bay Station was built in 1903 by the Caledonian Railway Company. It is generally regarded as an Edwardian Masterpiece and one of the finest railway stations in Britain. The station is heavily canopied, a covered walkway curves round onto the ferry pier and has a clocktower.

The architect, James Miller, and Donald Matheson, Chief Engineer of the Railway Company, were the men responsible for its design. It was the last of the Clyde railway piers to be built, and now the only one remaining.

It well deserves it Grade-A architectural listing, with its sinuous, graceful curves, and elegant glass canopies, still protecting passengers coming off the trains and heading down for the boat connection to Rothesay on the beautiful Isle of Bute.