Bakewell railway station
| Bakewell | |
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| The station in 1905 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bakewell |
| Area | Derbyshire Dales |
| Coordinates | 53°13′04″N 1°40′08″W / 53.2177°N 1.6689°WCoordinates: 53°13′04″N 1°40′08″W / 53.2177°N 1.6689°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 August 1862 | Station opened |
| 6 March 1967 | Station closed[1] |
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Bakewell railway station was a railway station built to serve the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, England by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway line from Rowsley to Buxton.
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History
The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 August 1862.[1] Being the nearest station to Haddon Hall it was built in a grand style as the local station for the Duke of Rutland over whose land the line had passed. Designed by Edward Walters of Manchester, the buildings were of fine ashlar with intricate carvings which incorporated the Duke's coat of arms.
Since the line was climbing steeply towards its summit at Peak Forest, the station was located uphill about half a mile from the town, which became a disadvantage when road transport developed.
The most busy time was during the Bakewell Show but was also popular with campers and tourists. In later years it featured a camping coach in the siding.[4]
In the Grouping of all lines (into four main companies) in 1923 the station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway .
During the nationalisation of Britain's railways in 1948 the station was passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways, and despite escaping the Beeching Axe the station was closed when passenger services ceased a year prior to the line being closed by Labour Minister For Transport Barbara Castle, the station closing on 6 March 1967.[1]
Closure
The station buildings still survive. They are perched 1/2 mile east of the centre of Bakewell, high upon the hillside due to the alignment that the railway was forced to take.
In time the station was replaced with Bakewell industrial estate, the station building is still in use as a warehouse along with the platforms (but the gap between platforms have been filled in to facilitate the Monsal Trail).
Ridged canopies existed over the platforms, and a goods shed and cattle dock, all have since been removed.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Butt 1995, p. 23
- ↑ "Monsal Trail Derbyshire Peak District Litton Cressbrook Mill Cycling Bike Track Disused Railway". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ "Monsal Trail structures". Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ Kingscott, G., (2007) Lost Railways of Derbyshire, Newbury: Countryside Books
Bibliography
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Truman, P., Hunt, D., (1989) Midland Railway Portrait, Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing
- Radford, B., (1988) Midland Though The Peak, Unicorn Books
External links
- Bakewell station on navigable O.S. map
- Flickr
- Peak Rail
- Picture of station now.
- Station frontage.
- Station looking north ion 2008
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Rowsley Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway |
Hassop Line and station closed | ||
 Proposed Heritage railways |
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| Rowsley | Peak Rail | Terminus | ||