Monument record MLI43514 - WILLOUGHBY RAILWAY STATION
Summary
WILLOUGHBY RAILWAY STATION
Type and Period (2)
- RAILWAY STATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RAILWAY STATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
WILLOUGHBY STATION WAS OPENED WITH THE EAST LINCOLNSHIRE GRIMSBY-BOSTON LINE IN 1848, REBUILT FOR SUTTON BRANCH AND REOPENED IN 1886. THE STATION WAS CLOSED 5TH OCTOBER 1970. ITS PRESENT CONDITION IS NOT KNOWN. BOOKING HALL, WAITING ROOM ON EAST PLATFORM - AN ISLAND. THE BUILDINGS WERE WOODEN, SLATE ROOF APPORX 120 FEET LONG. BRICK WAITING ROOM ON WEST PLATFORM. THE SIGNAL BOX TO THE NORTH OF THE STATION CONTROLLED THE BRANCH JUNCTION. THERE WAS A LARGER BOX, WITH BRICK BASE ON THE WEST PLATFORM. ALSO LATTICE FOOTBRIDGE OVER TRACKS BY THE WESTERN SIGNAL BOX. BRICK GOODS SHED WITH SLATE ROOF IN YARD TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATION. IT WAS CLOSED TO GOODS ON 2ND MAY 1966. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI2309 Index: 1996. INDEX RECORD OF INDUSTRIAL SITES. LI/SLHA/SJB49.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 466 720 (point) |
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Civil Parish | WILLOUGHBY WITH SLOOTHBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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