Brooksby railway station

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Brooksby
Brooksby railway station 1923003 d0e1c10e.jpg
Brooksby Station remains in 1962
Location Brooksby, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK669163
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1846Opened
3 July 1961Closed

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.

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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

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rearsby   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
  Frisby

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References

  1. "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  3. Historic England. "BROOKSBY STATION (1074999)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. "Midland Railway Changes" . Grantham Journal. England. 4 January 1908. Retrieved 6 February 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Good Service" . Grantham Journal. England. 20 March 1926. Retrieved 6 February 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Leigh. New Stationmaster" . Staffordshire Advertiser. England. 15 July 1944. Retrieved 6 February 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.

Coordinates: 52°44′26″N1°00′31″W / 52.7406°N 1.0087°W / 52.7406; -1.0087