Stone or Timber station building access from a bridge

[Hugh Flynn]

Hi

I am after a photo of a small station building access being from a building on road bridge level really need stone or timber I know there is things like Church Fenton but its brick/wood built. 

Dont need anything big but better than just steps onto platform.(even any old closed station)

Would like it something from Midlands/Yorkshire up to Newcastle.

As a bonus for me 70,s-80,s period but not over important.

 

Thanking you in advance.

Hugh

['CHARD]

Ooohhhh, there are loads of Scottish beauties that fit the bill too....

[Edwin_m]

Quite a few timber ones on Tyneside, for example Backworth:

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/backworth_second/index3.shtml

 

I don't think any of those still exist in anything like original form. 

 

Can't think of any stone ones - weight would probably have been a consideration on bridges, and I think stone would be heavier than brick and certainly heavier than timber. 

[Fat Controller]

Quite a few timber ones on Tyneside, for example Backworth:

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/backworth_second/index3.shtml

 

I don't think any of those still exist in anything like original form. 

 

Can't think of any stone ones - weight would probably have been a consideration on bridges, and I think stone would be heavier than brick and certainly heavier than timber. 

Somewhere online are a set of photos of the now-demolished Heaton (Newcastle) station with a lot of detailed views; it is worth seeking out. It was a brick and timber structure, for reasons of reducing weight; brick for a few courses only. I did have a look, but couldn't see it where I expected.

[jamie92208]

Hunslet station was accessed from a road overbridge Hugh.  I've got a copyright photo of it but can let you have a copy if you PM me.

 

Jamie

[Friar Tuck]

There were quite a few non-brick stations with the main building on an overbridge in the North Midlands - the GNR, Midland and GCR/MS&L all indulged in them to some extent or other.

 

The Derbyshire lines of the GCR/MS&L had several elegant wooden buildings, from Chesterfield http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/chesterfield_central/index.shtml (the biggest) to Pilsley http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/pilsley/index.shtml (one of the smallest)

 

The Midland built several similar stations with timber buildings on the overbridge, like Clay Cross http://www.crjennings.com/1960%27s/1960%27s%20ex%20lms/page%204%20images/midland%20region%20images%2016.html

 

Just to prove stone stations on overbridges did exist, here is Sutton Town station on the GNR https://www.hpacde.org.uk/picturethepast/jpgh_nottinghamshire/NCCW001005.jpg

[rovex]

I think Horsforth originally had a timber building on an overbridge, I don't have any photos and it would have been demolished by the time you're thinking of. Of course that doesn't prevent you from resurrecting it.

 

Dean

 

PS have found two photos on the web

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7538445352_195e45231e_z.jpg

 

and

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ikbrunels/7538440760/

[TheQ]

You could of course model the station building being on / next to, the bridge with the steps running from the back of the station building  down to the platforms.

For example  Wolverton, ( which BR sneakily demolished before it could be listed).

 

 If you type in google,  "old Wolverton railway station" you should get up some pictures of the wooden building.

 

 For some reason it won't let me copy and paste the picture links in tonight.

The Q

[corneliuslundie]

Llanishen is a stone station next to a bridge with access through the building and down steps (the building is no longer in railway use). The Rhymney liked this format and both Aberfan abd Bedlinoig had access actually via steps down inside the building. Aberfan has just featured in Welsh Railways Archive. And I seem to remember that Caerphilly was brick built on a bridge, but over four platforms so probably too big. 

[Arpster]

Somewhere online are a set of photos of the now-demolished Heaton (Newcastle) station with a lot of detailed views; it is worth seeking out. It was a brick and timber structure, for reasons of reducing weight; brick for a few courses only. I did have a look, but couldn't see it where I expected.

 

I think you mean this one, on Robert Carroll's Flickr site:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/sets/72157615325576750/detail

 

Arp

[Hugh Flynn]

Hi

Thanks you guys with the info given I now have a few ideas on my building

Hugh

[Fat Controller]

I think you mean this one, on Robert Carroll's Flickr site:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/sets/72157615325576750/detail

 

Arp

That's the one; Robert's site was one I hadn't looked at yesterday. All that remains today is some (newish) brickwork in the bridge parapet.

[Coach bogie]

Several CLC/GC ones in the Manchester area and on the Altrincham line. Growing up, here was my local one at Wilbraham Road. Scroll down for an aerial view.

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wilbraham_road/

 

Eaglescliffe is the only 1970's/80's NE station I can think of that fits your requirements

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Arpster]

That's the one; Robert's site was one I hadn't looked at yesterday. All that remains today is some (newish) brickwork in the bridge parapet.

 

I lived nearby for ten years and took some photos for the Disused Stations website. You wouldn't really have known there was a station there, except for the widening of the tracks (or should I say "track" now, as only the old Tynemouth line on the south side remains) at that point. The station building itself wasn't strictly on a road bridge; it straddled the lines on its own, with step access out to Heaton Road next to the little newsagent's kiosk.

 

Arp