George Townsend Andrews was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 born in Exeter

Exeter

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. He is noted for his buildings designed for George Hudson

George Hudson

George Hudson , English railway financier, known as "The Railway King", was born, the fifth son of a farmer, in Howsham, in the parish of Scrayingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, north of Stamford Bridge, east of York. He is buried in Scrayingham...

's railways, especially the York and North Midland Railway

York and North Midland Railway

The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...

. Andrews' architect's practice in York did not confine itself to railway work, its other buildings including headquarters for two York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

-based banks and a number of churches.

Life

Andrews' roots lay in Jamaica and in London, but from the 1820s he was mainly in York.
He won a Society of Arts premium in 1824.

He was a council member of the Yorkshire Architectural Society (which later merged to become YAYAS.

Andrews was Sheriff of York in 1846-47, during George Hudson

George Hudson

George Hudson , English railway financier, known as "The Railway King", was born, the fifth son of a farmer, in Howsham, in the parish of Scrayingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, north of Stamford Bridge, east of York. He is buried in Scrayingham...

's third term as mayor

Lord Mayor of York

The Lord Mayor of York is the Lord Mayor, Chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a Sheriff, the city's other civic head...

.

G.T. Andrews railway work

Andrews designed all the buildings (not just the stations) for the Y&NM from the middle of 1839 until the work dried up in 1849 following the downfall of George Hudson

George Hudson

George Hudson , English railway financier, known as "The Railway King", was born, the fifth son of a farmer, in Howsham, in the parish of Scrayingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, north of Stamford Bridge, east of York. He is buried in Scrayingham...

. Having designed the new York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 station jointly for the Y&NM and the Great North of England Railway

Great North of England Railway

The Great North of England Railway was an early British railway company. Its main line, opened in 1841 was between York and Darlington, and originally it was planned to extend to Newcastle. In 1850 it was absorbed by the North Eastern Railway ....

, he went on to design buildings for the GNE as far north as Northallerton

Northallerton

Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...

. He designed all the buildings for the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and the Yorkshire

Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

 buildings of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway.

The Y&NM opened its first section from a temporary station outside the walls of York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 in May 1839 but Hudson wanted to bring the railway into the heart of York which meant a breach in the city walls. Andrews provided the favoured design for the requisite entry in the form of a Tudor arch. The new station was laid out to a plan of Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson FRS was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed locomotive builder and railway engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father were actually the joint efforts of father and son.-Early life :He was born on the 16th of...

 and was a development of his plan for Euston station

Euston railway station

Euston railway station, also known as London Euston, is a central London railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden. It is the sixth busiest rail terminal in London . It is one of 18 railway stations managed by Network Rail, and is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line...

 making allowances for York's status as a junction. Andrews designed the station buildings. They comprised two separate trainsheds, joined at each end, producing a hipped appearance, which became one of Andrew's trademarks. Each shed was (like Euston) of 40 ft span and the roof was supported by wrought iron 'Euston trusses', giving a more slender airy construction than contemporary wooden station roofs. The train sheds were clad with slate on wooden planking, with the portion adjacent to the apex being glazed. The main station facilities were ranged along the departure platform with a central booking office flanked by the waiting rooms for each class (and a separate waiting room for ladies); provision was also made for parcels traffic, left luggage, the station master and the maintenance of lamps. On the first floor was the Y&NM boardroom and offices. Adjacent to the arrivals platform were 1st and 2nd class refreshment rooms and a bar with bedrooms above.

Due to delays in agreeing the building design with the GNE the station was incomplete when services started running to London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, it finally opened on 4 January 1841.

The station at York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 embodied many of the features Andrews was to use in his other medium and large stations for the Y&NM, in particular the hipped roof supported by 'Euston trusses' but with one modification, the glazed portion of the roof was raised and given louvered sides to allow egress of smoke and steam; locomotives were originally not expected to enter York station but later that roof too was modified. Other features characteristic of Andrew's buildings include marked overhanging eaves and chimney stacks with an arch over the apex of the roof.

Non-railway work

• the original buildings of York St John University
  York St John University
  York St John University York St John University York St John University (formerly known variously as York St John University College (2004), York St John College (2001), Ripon and York St John: a College of the University of Leeds (c. 1996), University College of Ripon and York St John...
  
  
• the de Grey Rooms
• head offices for two banks and the Yorkshire Insurance Company (now "Harker's" pub on St. Helen's Square)
• the Halifax Infirmary
• the Montpelier Baths in Harrogate
  Harrogate
  Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
  
  
• the White Hart Hotel, Harrogate
• renovations to some 18 churches, including that at Newton on Ouse

Y&NM Main Line 1839

• York
  York railway station
  York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
  
  - opened 1841, Y&NMR
  York and North Midland Railway
  The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
  
   station closed 1877, roof removed 1967
• Ulleskelf
  Ulleskelf railway station
  Ulleskelf railway station serves Ulleskelf in North Yorkshire, England. The station is south of York.The station opened in 1839 on the York and North Midland Railway near where it crossed the River Wharfe...
  
  
• Bolton Percy, closed
• Castleford
  Castleford railway station
  Castleford railway station is an unstaffed railway station serving the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire. It lies on the Hallam and the Pontefract Lines south east of Leeds....
  
  
• Sherburn-in-Elmet
  Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station
  Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station serves the village of Sherburn-in-Elmet near Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The station is located approximately from the village and is south of York....
  
  
• Normanton
  Normanton railway station
  Normanton railway station serves the town of Normanton in West Yorkshire, England. It lies south-east of Leeds railway station on the Hallam Line, which is operated by Northern Rail.-History:...
  
   opened 1840, G.T. Andrews "Italian Villa" style station opened September 1841

GNE Main Line 1839

• York
  York railway station
  York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
  
  - opened 1841, Y&NMR
  York and North Midland Railway
  The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
  
   station closed 1877, roof removed 1967
• Alne
  Alne railway station
  Alne railway station was a station which served the village of Alne in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between York and Thirsk...
  
  , closed
• Raskelf, closed
• Shipton, closed
• Sessay, closed

York to Scarborough, Y&NM 1845

• Haxby
  Haxby railway station
  Haxby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Haxby on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.-Reopening:...
  
  , closed 1930
• Strensall
  Strensall railway station
  Strensall railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Strensall in North Yorkshire, England.-History:It is situated on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930...
  
  , closed 1930
• Flaxton
  Flaxton railway station
  Flaxton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Flaxton on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.-External links:*...
  
  , closed 1930
• Barton renamed Barton Hill (1853)
  Barton Hill railway station
  Barton Hill railway station was a minor railway station serving the villages of Barton Hill and Barton-le-Willows on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930....
  
  , closed 1930
• Howsham
  Howsham railway station, North Yorkshire
  Howsham railway station was a short-lived railway station between the villages of Howsham and Crambe on the York to Scarborough Line . It was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway and closed in 1849....
  
  , closed 1849
• Kirkham Abbey
  Kirkham Abbey railway station
  Kirkham Abbey railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Kirkham in North Yorkshire, England on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway...
  
  , closed 1930
• Castle Howard
  Castle Howard railway station
  Castle Howard railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Welburn and the stately home at Castle Howard on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. The architect was George Townsend Andrews...
  
  , closed 1930
• Huttons renamed Huttons Ambo (1885)
  Huttons Ambo railway station
  Huttons Ambo railway station was a minor railway station serving the twin villages of High Hutton and Low Hutton, and the village of Menethorpe, on the York to Scarborough Line....
  
  , closed 1930
• Malton
  Malton railway station
  Malton railway station serves the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent in North Yorkshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express who provide all passenger train services.-Services:The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:...
  
  , roof removed 1989
• Rillington
  Rillington railway station
  Rillington railway station was a railway station serving the village of Rillington on the York to Scarborough Line. It was also the junction station for the line to Whitby and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed to normal passenger traffic on 22 September...
  
  , closed 1930, roof removed 1955
• Knapton
  Knapton railway station
  Knapton railway station was a minor railway station serving the villages of East Knapton and West Knapton on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway...
  
  , closed 1930
• Heslerton
  Heslerton railway station
  Heslerton railway station was a minor railway station serving the villages of East Heslerton and West Heslerton on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930....
  
  , closed 1930
• Sherburn renamed Wykeham (1874), renamed Weaverthorpe (1882)
  Weaverthorpe railway station
  Weaverthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Sherburn on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway...
  
  , closed 1930
• Ganton
  Ganton railway station
  Ganton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Ganton, England, on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.-External links:*...
  
  , closed 1930
• Seamer
  Seamer railway station
  Seamer railway station serves the village of Seamer in North Yorkshire, England. It lies near the end of the Scarborough branch on the First TransPennine Express North TransPennine route, east of York at its junction with the northern end of the Yorkshire Coast Line...
  
  
• Scarborough Central
  Scarborough railway station
  Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express...
  
  - opened 1845

Rillington Junction to Whitby, Y&NM 1845 - 1847

• Marishes Road
  Marishes Road railway station
  Marishes Road railway station was a railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's branch line to Pickering. It opened on 5 July 1845, and until 1848 was called High Marishes, after the village of that name...
  
  , closed 1965
• Kirby
  Kirby railway station
  Kirby was a railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's branch line to Pickering. It opened in October 1845, and was named after the village of Kirby Misperton...
  
  , closed 1858
• Pickering
  Pickering railway station
  Pickering railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England.-Whitby and Pickering Railway :...
  
  , roof removed 1952, closed 1965, re-opened (NYMR
  North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line...
  
  ) 1973, replacement GT Andrews design roof to be completed by April 2011.

• Levisham
  Levisham railway station
  Levisham railway station is a station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the village of Levisham in North Yorkshire, England. Holiday accommodation is available in the form of a camping coach.-Origins :...
  
  , closed 1965, re-opened (NYMR
  North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line...
  
  ) 1973
• Goathland (Incline Top)
  Goathland (Incline Top) railway station
  Goathland railway station was a short lived, early, railway station in Goathland, North Yorkshire, England. The actual station was known simply as Goathland but this article is so named to distinguish it from the later Goathland railway station and its article...
  
  , closed 1865
• Grosmont
  Grosmont railway station
  Grosmont railway station serves the village of Grosmont in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line which serves one platform and is operated by Northern Rail who provide the station's passenger services...
  
  
• Sleights
  Sleights railway station
  Sleights railway station is in the village of Sleights in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the station's passenger services...
  
  
• Ruswarp
  Ruswarp railway station
  Ruswarp railway station serves the village of Ruswarp in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the station's passenger services...
  
  
• Whitby
  Whitby railway station
  Whitby railway station serves the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Esk Valley Line, connecting with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont, and provides mainline running for NYMR trains during the summer months...
  
  , roof removed 1953

Seamer to Hull, Y&NM, 1846 - 1847

• Cayton
  Cayton railway station
  Cayton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Cayton on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 5 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 May 1952....
  
  , closed 1952
• Gristhorpe
  Gristhorpe railway station
  Gristhorpe railway station was a minor railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull, serving the villages of Gristhorpe and Lebberston, and was opened on 5 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 16 February 1959.-External links:*...
  
  , closed 1959
• Filey
  Filey railway station
  Filey railway station serves the town of Filey in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
  
  
• Hunmanby
  Hunmanby railway station
  Hunmanby railway station serves the village of Hunmanby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
  
  
• Speeton
  Speeton railway station
  Speeton railway station served the villages of Speeton and Reighton in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 20 October 1847 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.-External links:*...
  
  , closed 1970
• Bempton
  Bempton railway station
  Bempton railway station serves the village of Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
  
  
• Marton renamed Flamborough (1884)
  Flamborough railway station
  Flamborough railway station was located in the village of Marton, and was originally named thus. It was situated on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 20 October 1847 by the York and North Midland Railway...
  
  , closed 1970
• Bridlington
  Bridlington railway station
  Bridlington railway station serves the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
  
  , roof removed 1961
• Carnaby
  Carnaby railway station
  Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from to Hull, England. The station opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970....
  
  , closed 1970
• Burton Agnes
  Burton Agnes railway station
  Burton Agnes railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Burton Agnes on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway...
  
  , closed 1970
• Lowthorpe
  Lowthorpe railway station
  Lowthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Lowthorpe on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970....
  
  , closed 1970
• Nafferton
  Nafferton railway station
  Nafferton railway station serves the village of Nafferton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail that provides all passenger train services. It was built for the rail magnate George Hudson who lived nearby and was "an...
  
  
• Driffield
  Driffield railway station
  Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail, providing all passenger train services.-History:...
  
  , roof removed 1949
• Hutton Cranswick
  Hutton Cranswick railway station
  Hutton Cranswick railway station serves the village of Hutton Cranswick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.-Services:...
  
  
• Lockington
  Lockington railway station
  Lockington railway station was a minor station serving the village of Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 13 June 1960.In 1986, the site...
  
  , closed 1960
• Arram
  Arram railway station
  Arram railway station serves the small village of Arram in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
  
  
• Beverley
  Beverley railway station
  Beverley railway station serves the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
  
  
• Cottingham
  Cottingham railway station
  Cottingham railway station serves the village of Cottingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
  
  
• Hull Paragon
  Hull Paragon railway station
  Hull Paragon Interchange is a transport complex in the centre of the city of Kingston upon Hull , England, which opened in September 2007. It integrates the city's railway station with the formerly separate bus and coach station...
  
  - opened 1848, roof replaced 1904

York to Market Weighton, Y&NM 1847

• Earswick
  Earswick railway station
  Earswick was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Huntington and New Earswick. It closed on 27 November 1965. The aptly named Flag and Whistle pub now occupies the site where the station once stood....
  
  , closed 1965
• Warthill
  Warthill railway station
  Warthill railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It is actually closer to Stockton-on-the-Forest ....
  
  , closed 1959
• Holtby
  Holtby railway station
  Holtby railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Gate Helmsley and Holtby. It closed on 9 September 1939.-External links:*...
  
  , closed 1939
• Stamford Bridge
  Stamford Bridge railway station
  Stamford Bridge railway station was a railway station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the village of Stamford Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
  
  , closed 1965
• Fangfoss
  Fangfoss railway station
  Fangfoss railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the village of Fangfoss. It closed on 3 January 1959.In 1987 the station was given a Grade II listed building status.-External links:...
  
  , closed 1959
• Pocklington
  Pocklington railway station
  Pocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed on 27 November 1965....
  
  , closed 1965
• Nunburnholme
  Nunburnholme railway station
  Nunburnholme railway station was a railway station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Nunburnholme and Burnby. It closed on 31 March 1951.-References:...
  
  , closed 1951
• Londesborough
  Londesborough railway station
  Londesborough railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867....
  
  , closed 1965
• Market Weighton
  Market Weighton railway station
  Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed on 27...
  
  , roof removed 1947, closed 1965