Monument record MLI126772 - Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, King John's Bank, Sutton Bridge

Summary

Former level crossing keepers cottage at King John's Bank, Sutton Bridge. Constructed in about 1864 but demolished in the mid 20th century.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A former level crossing keepers cottage at King John's Bank. The crossing was on part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between Spalding and King's Lynn, this part of which opened in 1864. The cottage is depicted on the 2nd edition 25" Ordnance Survey County Series map. It would have been built to a standardised design that appeared on all the manned crossings of the Sutton Bridge to King's Lynn stretch of the larger line. The cottage is no longer extant, very likely being demolished in the mid 20th century during the widening of the A17 road, following the closure of the railway line in March 1959. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 51 NW.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: D.I. Gordon. 1968. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Eastern Counties. pp.199, 219-25.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.59-60, 135.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 5029 1998 (9m by 7m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SUTTON BRIDGE, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2023 1:53PM

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