Tucuman Railway Station in Argentina, South America built by Andrew Handyside in 1889.

Andrew Handyside who built Friargate bridge in Derby also built quite a few Railway Stations in the UK and around the world, Since starting my Handyside research and launching this blog I am begining to discover more and more of these stations. Here is a recent discovery in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, South America.

This is Tucuman Railway Station or Terminal station of the General Railroad Mitre (Former Argentinean Central Railroad). In Spanish that is Estación Terminal del Ferrocarril General Mitre.

This railway station is 6709 miles away from Derby where it was manufactured. That distance is "as the crow flies" so it would have travelled much further than that when it was delivered.
The station is absolutely full of Handyside's ironwork from the roof, support columns and decorative ironwork. Its amazing to see this local ironwork on the other side of the planet.

The station was inaugurated on 6^th February 1891 when the first train arrived the from Buenos Aires after a 32 hour journey. The original name of this railway station was “Sunchales”.

Here is a selection of photographs taken in june 2011. I would like to thank Cecilia Laskowski for taking these photographs and Lucía Juárez for her assistance.
I have also recently been told about yet another Handyside railway station in Argentina, which is in Santiago Del Estero which I hope to post about at some point in the future.

Photographs of Tucuman Railway Station:


Very decorative ironwork roof supports by Handyside.


The Handyside ironwork in the car park.


Close up of the roof structure.


View of the support columns with Handyside badges


Ornate cast iron decoration on the top of a column.


A view of the platforms and Handyside roof structure.


A long row of Handyside support columns.


Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this railway station on my world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other railway stations around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Windsor & Eton Central railway station, Berkshire, UK built by Andrew Handyside in 1897

Andrew Handyside who built Friargate bridge in Derby also built quite a few Railway Stations in the UK and around the world, Since starting my Handyside research and launching this blog I am begining to discover more and more of these stations.
Originally I only knew about Nottingham railway station but in the last few weeks I have found several more.
Here is one I recently found in Windsor, Berkshire. Today most of the original station has been converted to a shopping centre called Windsor royal shopping. I think its great that the Handyside structure has been retained.

I would like to thank Malcolm Lock for the following historical  information and also for taking the time to go and take some photographs of the current buildings and ironwork that was made in Derby by Andrew Handyside.
As you can see in Marks photographs the Handyside makers badge is clearly stamped on the bottom of all
stanchions in this station.

The buildings still exist having narrowly escaped demolition after the 'rationalisation' of the branch line post Beeching.  Most now form a covered shopping mall with the ticket office acting as the Tourist
Information Centre. The conversion was tastefully done and the whole area is now very attractive It was built to mark Queen victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 although not fully completed until after Victoria's
death. It boasted 4 platforms and a goods bay and is, of course, elevated on brick arches over the lower town.

When the station was reduced to one platform (which remains today) the rest of the building was taken over by Madam Tussauds as a 'Royalty and Railways' exhibition (later know as Royalty and Empire as the railway content was quite small) However a replica locomotive was built at Swindon for the display - a Dean 4-2-2 'The Queen'  - and this remains on show to this day.
I am pleased to say that the stanchions are all marked "A Handyside and Co London and Derby 1897" as seen from the first attachment. The other pictures show the structure of the building which was originally the goods shed. A second, similar building, still in use, formed the main part of the station. You will note that the whole place is now in very good condition with the Victorian and modern blending well together. The stone building - which is visible in the excellent picture you have posted of the station under contruction - was the Royal Waiting Room and remains much as it was although now housing 'All Bar One'
This building was grade II listed on 2nd October 1975.

Photographs of the Station:

Here we can see one of the many "A. Handyside" badges that are located on the ironwork in this station.




You can see the Handyside badge at the bottom of this Stanchion.






The Roof built by Andrew Handyside.



Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this railway station on the world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Can you help find more Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other Railway Stations around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Edmund Road Drill Hall, Sheffield built by Andrew Handyside in 1878

Did you know that Andrew Handyside who made Friar Gate bridge also made the Structural steelwork and cast-ironwork for many large buildings around the world and they were made right here in Derby at the Duke Street Foundry "Britannia Iron Works". Some of their buildings are still in use today while others have been converted into buildings for a different function.
On a recent visit to Sheffield (to See Adam and the Ants) I tracked down another of Andrew Handysides creations, that of the internal arched cast-iron structure of a former Drill Hall. Today the building is used as a car showroom.

The Volunteer Artillery Drill Hall, on Edmund Road Sheffield was built for the use of the 4th West York Artillery Volunteers. The building is confusingly known both as the Volunteer Artillery Drill Hall and
Norfolk Barracks, and the address given as either Clough Road or Edmund Road.
The main frontage of the building is on Clough road (see my first photograph below). Its an amazing looking building as you can see. Looks like its currently having some work done to it.

The roof was manufactured in Derby by Andrew Handyside & Co Ltd and is constructed in one span, without pillars. The drill room, 108 feet long and 90 feet wide, and a gun-shed the same length, but
narrower. Messrs. M. E. Hadfield and Son were the architects

This building was Grade II listed on 20 December 1978.

I would like to thanks the guys at www.thecarspecialists.com for giving me permission to take photographs inside this building.

Photographs of Sheffield Drill Hall:

The Drill Hall exterior shot (May 2011)


The Handyside roof on the top floor.


Arched support trusses by Andrew Handyside :


Another view of the roof:


The far wall of the drill hall has this mural painted on it.
It translates as Always, where right and glory lead. The motto of the Royal Artillery :


Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this building on the world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Google Streetview of this building

Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other items around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Cardiff Market built by Andrew Handyside in 1891.

Andrew Handyside who made Friar Gate bridge also made lots of roofs for buildings incorporating ornate ironwork such as this one here in Cardiff Market also known as Cardiff Central Market.
The market was designed by the Borough Surveyor, William Harpur, and opened in May 1891.
Cardiff Market is "Marchnad Caerdydd" in Welsh.


Excellent HDR photograph showing the Handyside roof of Cardiff Market.

Photograph by Softfun.

Another photograph of Cardiff's Victorian Market.





Photograph of the entrance to Cardiff's Victorian Market.

Photograph by stv.

Click here to see this location on my Andrew Handyside World Map.

For more information on Cardiff Market visit their website : www.cardiff-market.co.uk


My Reference :
A book called Cardiff Central Market 1891-1991 by Philip Riden (Published 1991).

If you know of any Handyside buildings that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details and photographs.

Thanks
Andy