Loddiswell | |
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.jpg.webp) Old Loddiswell Station in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Loddiswell, South Hams England |
| Grid reference | SX730483 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 19 December 1893 | Station opens |
| 16 September 1963 | Station closes |
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Loddiswell railway station is a William Clarke-designed station on the Kingsbridge branch of the GWR.
History
The stone built station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway(GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.[1] The line had been planned, and authorised in 1882, by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway which was subsequently acquired by the GWR in 1888.[2]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[3][4] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1957 then two coaches from 1958 to 1961.[5]
The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt when it closed to freight on 6 February 1961. Despite local opposition it was closed on 16 September 1963 and is now a private dwelling.[1] 'The Signal Box' annex was redeveloped as holiday accommodation and opened in 2015.[6] Tours of the station grounds and old platform are provided by the owners by arrangement.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gara Bridge | Great Western Railway (Kingsbridge branch line) |
Kingsbridge |
References
- 1 2 Quick 2022, p. 290.
- ↑ Grant 2017, p. 293.
- ↑ Fenton 1999, pp. 78–79.
- ↑ McRae 1997, p. 31.
- ↑ McRae 1998, p. 95.
- ↑ "The Signal Box". Loddiswell Station. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
Bibliography
- Fenton, Mike (1999), Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R, Wild Swan, ISBN 1-874103-53-4
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
External links
- "A GWR Branch Line Station in South Devon". Loddiswell Station. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
- "Loddiswell station". Disused stations.
- "Loddiswell station on 1947 OS Map".
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