Basic Site Details
| Name: | Forres Junction Railway Station |
| Town, district or village: | Forres |
| City or county: | Morayshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Was at the junction of three braches of the railway - Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness. Rinceau brackets on platform were cast by P & W MacLellan of Glasgow and are survivors of the older station. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Railway station | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 13 December 1877 | Journal reference | Arcade on north platform | |
| 10 October 1878 | Journal reference | Screen on down platform | |
| 2 May 1952 * | Restoration | British Railways propose rebuilding station | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Murdoch Paterson | A | 1877 | Arcade on north platform | ||
| Murdoch Paterson | B | 1878 | Screen on down platform | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| British Railways | 1952 scheme |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | p635 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 2 May 1952 | p684 | ||
| Inverness Courier | 13 December 1877 | |||
| Inverness Courier | 10 October 1878 | |||