These are 10 of the best railway stations in England

As selected by English Heritage, anyway.

1 London Paddington

"The first real cathedral of the railway age"

2 Newcastle Central, Tyne and Wear

"A classical tour-de-force"

3 Windsor and Eton Riverside, Berkshire

"Engaging Tudor-style composition"

4 Carlisle Citadel, Cumbria

"Built in fine, local red sandstone… complemented by an ecclesiastical-looking clock tower"

5 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

"Fronted by a magnificent classical portico"

6 Monkwearmouth, Tyne and Wear (now a museum)

"A strikingly handsome classical civic building which resonates dignity and permanence"

7 Battle, East Sussex

"A Gothic style to evoke the former splendours of the famous Battle Abbey nearby"

8 Wolferton, Norfolk

"Built to serve the Royal Family's Sandringham estate"

9 Great Malvern, Worcestershire

"One of the most characterful stations of the 1860s"

10 London St Pancras

"The largest man-made span in the world for over 20 years"

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