St Albans (London Road) railway station
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St Albans London Road was one of three railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
St Albans London Road | |
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| General information | |
| Location | St Albans, City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°44′42″N 0°19′40″W / 51.745078°N 0.327806°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Hatfield and St Albans Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 16 October 1865 | Station opened[1] |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closed[1] |
History
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The station was opened by the Hatfield and St Albans Railway on 16 October 1865,[1] and passenger services ceased on 1 October 1951.[1]
The station building has been restored, and the trackbed now forms part of the Alban Way, a six and a half-mile-long cycle track from St Albans to Hatfield.
The old station building has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since June 1994.[2]
Station masters
edit- James Barnes 1865 – 1883[3]
- J. D. Rhodes 1884[4] – 1888 (formerly station master at Essendine)
- Mr Perkins 1888 – 1890 (formerly station master at Meldreth and Melbourn)
- Jonas Ellingham 1899 – 1918 (murdered by his wife)[5]
- Ernest Wallis 1919 – 1920[6] (afterwards station master at Palmers Green)
- C. John Whitehead 1920 – 1926
- Campbell George Correll 1926- 1934
- George Howlett 1935 – 1941 (also station master of St Albans City railway station)
- T. Bond 1946 - 1949
- Albert Shaw 1949 - 1951
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| St Albans Abbey Line closed; station open |
Great Northern Railway Hatfield and St Albans Railway |
Salvation Army Halt Line and station closed |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 202
- ^ Historic England. "Old Station House (1103011)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Mr Barnes". Herts Advertiser. England. 1 September 1883. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gratifying Presentation". Herts Advertiser. England. 15 March 1884. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Murdered Station Master". Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser. England. 27 November 1918. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Promotion of Mr. E. Wallis". Biggleswade Chronicle. England. 16 May 1930. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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