Monument record MLI43459 - LEGBOURNE ROAD RAILWAY STATION
Summary
LEGBOURNE ROAD RAILWAY STATION
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY STATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SIGNAL BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THE RAILWAY STATION, COMPRISING STATION HOUSE AND PLATFORMS, IN LEGBOURNE WAS BUILT C.1848. THE RAILWAY SIGNAL BOX WAS BUILT C.1886. IT WAS OPENED WITH THE LINE ON 3RD SEPT 1848, CALLED LEGBOURNE UNTIL 1880, THEN LEGBOURNE ROAD. IT WAS CLOSED TO PASSENGERS ON 7 DEC 1953, AND TO GOODS ON 15 JUNE 1964. THE LINE WAS CLOSED 5 OCT 1970, AND THE RAILS WERE LIFTED. THE STATION HOUSE IS NOW A PRIVATE HOUSE, AND HAS BEEN RESTORED EXTERNALLY TO ORIGINAL GNR CONDITION AS PART OF THE RAILWAY MUSEUM. THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN REBUILT WITH THE REFURBISHED SIGNAL BOX, WHICH HAS A FRAME INSIDE IT AND FITTINGS, BUT NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL BOX. THE PLATFORM HAS PERIOD SIGNS AND EPHEMERA. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI2306 Index: 1993. INDEX RECORD OF INDUSTRIAL SITES. LI/SLHA/SES15.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 360 847 (point) |
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Civil Parish | LEGBOURNE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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