Glendon and Rushton railway station is a Grade II listed[1] former railway station in Rushton, Northamptonshire.
Glendon and Rushton | |
|---|---|
 The former railway station at Glendon and Rushton | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rushton, North Northamptonshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°26′21″N 0°45′37″W / 52.43916°N 0.76016°W |
| Grid reference | SP843830 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 8 May 1857 | opened as Rushton |
| 1 March 1896 | renamed Glendon and Rushton |
| 4 January 1960 | Station closed |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Former Railway Station and attached Station-Master's House |
| Designated | 5 May 1981 |
| Reference no. | 1286628[1] |
History
editOriginally known as Rushton it was opened in 1857[2] by the Midland Railway on what is now the Midland Main Line.[3]
Plans had been made earlier in 1847 for a line from Leicester to Bedford, but had lapsed. However the Midland, running to Rugby at that time and dependent on the LNWR for its path into London, was looking for an alternative. It revived its plans for Bedford to go forward to Hitchin to join the Great Northern Railway.
While initially solving the problem, traffic continued to build such that the line was quadrupled from London as far as Glendon Junction a little way to the south of the station. Here a new line had been opened through Corby and Manton which could be used by goods trains and those for Nottingham., Thus the line through Glendon northwards was double track as far as Leicester.[4]
It was renamed in 1896,[5] possibly when Rushden opened in 1894 on the Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers line.
At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
It closed on 4 January 1960 but the building still stands on the south side of the line.
Until 2006, the station building was subject to a statutory tenancy, and the daughter of the last Station Master lived there. In 2009 a group was formed, named the "Friends of Glendon and Rushton station", to restore the station which was granted Grade II listed status in 1981.[6]
The station was subsequently converted for residential use and is now a private dwelling.
Stationmasters
edit- George A. King ca. 1859[7] - ca. 1866
- Henry Parr Jeffries ca. 1869
- George Benner ca. 1870[8] - 1883[9]
- George Latimer 1883[9] - 1919[10] (formerly station master at Barrow)
- C. Marchant 1920 - ca. 1924
- Charles Leslie Smith ca. 1948
- John Arthur Beswick from 1958[11] (formerly station master at Shenstone)
References
edit- ^ a b Historic England, "Former Railway Station and attached Station-Master's House (1286628)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 January 2022
- ^ "Opening of the Leicester and Hitchin Line". Bedfordshire Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 9 May 1857. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Radford, B., (1983). Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby, London: Bloomsbury Books.
- ^ Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens.
- ^ "Derelict station could be returned to former glory". Northants ET. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 175. 1859. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 523. 1871. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 704. 1881. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Stationmaster's Retirement". Midland Mail. England. 4 July 1919. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr.R.H. Watson". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 4 December 1958. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desborough | Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Kettering |