Holton-le-Clay railway station

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Holton-le-Clay
Holton-le-Clay-Station-Cottage-by-David-Wright.jpg
Stationhouse in 2008.
Location Holton-le-Clay, East Lindsey
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company East Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1848Opened as Holton-le-Clay and Tetney
?Renamed
4 July 1955Closed to passengers
25 May 1964Goods facilities withdrawn
December 1980Closure of line

Holton-le-Clay was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway [1] which served the English villages of Holton-le-Clay and Tetney in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It was originally named Holton-le-Clay and Tetney, but Tetney was dropped soon after opening, even though the station was more conveniently sited for that village. The line through Holton-le-Clay remained open for freight until December 1980, but could be reopened by the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway as its northern terminus.

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History

The station opened on 1 March 1848 [2] as part of the East Lincolnshire Railway between Grimsby and Louth. [3] It was constructed by contractor John Waring and Sons of Rotherham who, in December 1846, had agreed to construct the line for the sum of £46,102 (equivalent to £4,500,000in 2019). [4] [5] The architects of the station buildings were John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield. [6]

The station was initially named Holton-le-Clay and Tetney [2] to reflect its location one mile to the south of the Lincolnshire village of Holton-le-Clay and slightly closer to Tetney to the east. [7] It consisted of staggered platforms either side of the level crossing over the Tetney road; [8] the down platform to the north and the up to the south. [9] A signal box constructed in the standard East Lincolnshire Railway pattern stood on the north side of the crossing. [10] It controlled the crossing and a small goods yard situated to the south of the crossing on the down side. [11] [12] The yard was served by a single siding which trailed off the down line to end in cattle dock. [12] The station house, built in the same style as those provided at Fotherby Halt and Utterby Halt, [7] stood in the north-eastern corner of the yard. [12]

Although the station was more convenient for Tetney than Holton-le-Clay, [7] Tetney was dropped from the station's name soon after opening. [12] The July 1922 timetable saw nine up and down weekday services, plus one Sunday service each way, call at Holton-le-Clay. [13] The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1955, [14] with the goods yard remaining open a further nine years until 25 May 1964. [14]

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Terminus  Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
(Future Extension)		  North Thoresby
  Historical railways  
Holton Village Halt
Line and station closed		  Great Northern Railway
East Lincolnshire Line 		  Grainsby Halt
Line and station open

Present day

The platforms have been demolished, but the stationhouse remains in private ownership. [12] The crossing gates on both sides have also survived, as has the cattle dock which stands in the yard now used as an industrial vehicle depot. [12] The former Up Home signal no.17 still stands in front of the foundations of the signal box. On 28 September 1991, the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway obtained a Light Railway Order authorising the reinstatement of the East Lincolnshire Railway between Waltham and the former Keddington Road level crossing near Louth, which would include the line up to Holton-le-Clay. [15]

On 26 August 2009, the first train between North Thoresby and Ludborough ran for the first time in 47 years. [16] [17] It is planned to reopen the line as far as Holton-le-Clay.

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References

  1. ↑ Conolly 2004, p. 22, section F2.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 122.
  3. ↑ Ludlam 1991, p. 16.
  4. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Ludlam 1991, p. 14.
  6. ↑ "General Remarks" . Hull Packet. England. 3 March 1848. Retrieved 3 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 3 Goode 1985, p. 53.
  8. ↑ Ludlam 1991, p. 93.
  9. ↑ Ludlam 1991, p. 89.
  10. ↑ King & Hewins 1998, fig. 173.
  11. ↑ Ludlam 1991, p. 90.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  13. ↑ Ludlam 1991, pp. 111-112.
  14. 1 2 Clinker 1978, p. 64.
  15. ↑ "The Grimsby and Louth Light Railway Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 2210)". Office of Public Sector Information. 28 September 1991. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  16. ↑ "All Aboard the Steam Train". BBC News . 3 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  17. ↑ "Lincolnshire Wolds Railway". Ludborough Parish Council. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

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