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 |
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.
History
The 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
- 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
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rearsby | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Frisby |
References
- ↑ "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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