Brooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road.
Brooksby | |
|---|---|
 Brooksby Station remains in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Brooksby, Leicestershire England |
| Grid reference | SK669163 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1846 | Opened |
| 3 July 1961 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway. The station buildings were larger than most on the line, considering it served a small village. The stationmasters' house was designed by the architects William Parsons and Sancton Wood.[1] The contractors T.W.& H. Herbert undertook to build it for £1,921.
It closed in 1961. It remained in use for goods until 1964.[2] The station became grade II listed building in 1979.[3]
Stationmasters
edit- Benjamin Isett ca. 1851
- Thomas Howitt ca. 1861 - 1863
- Joseph Clemenstone 1863 - ca. 1865
- John Ballentine ca. 1871 - 1879
- Lot Gilby 1879 - 1883
- John Jameson 1883 - 1900
- Henry E. Haines 1900[4] - 1903 (formerly station master at Watnall, afterwards station master at Helpston)
- Samson Seddon 1903 - 1926[5] (formerly station master at Syston)
- J.H. Roberts ca. 1928 (also station master at Rearsby)
- Luke Randolph Benson ca. 1933 - 1942 (also station master at Rearsby)
- T.A. Goddard 1942 - 1944[6] (afterwards station master at Leigh)
- T.T. Perkins 1944
- G.W.S. Springs 1944 - ca. 1945
- L. Cope ca. 1957
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rearsby | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Frisby |
References
edit- ^ "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ^ Historic England. "BROOKSBY STATION (1074999)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Midland Railway Changes". Grantham Journal. England. 4 January 1908. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Good Service". Grantham Journal. England. 20 March 1926. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Leigh. New Stationmaster". Staffordshire Advertiser. England. 15 July 1944. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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