WARTHILL STATION - in 2008
All photos copyright of J Strong & P Bacon and SOFHLHG unless otherwise stated.
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.Approaching the old Warthill station and signal box buildings from the North East. The level crossing was just in front of where the white van is parked on the extreme right. |
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The Station building has been extensively modernised. The block on the right with the gable end is the original building which is believed to have had a kitchen extension to the left. This was a single storey and about half the width of the new extension. It is not known when the two storey extension was done but it has tried to copy many of the original Y&NMR architectural features. |
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The garage to the rear is post BR .
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The front of the Station. Period photos suggest that the outer windows on the first floor were at one time bricked up, and the lower windows were the same size as the upper ones. |
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Most of GT Andrew's station designs had two front doors. One for the public to access the booking hall etc. and the other the private entrance for the station master and his family. There is a photo of the station master and his family sitting in front of this door in 1947. This suggests that it may have been a communal entrance as there was an official LNER notice board next to it. |
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The signal box with the steps long since gone. |
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Having been stripped of BR equipment the base of the signal box was turned into a garage after being sold off with the rest of the station buildings. |
 | The platforms have been removed and the intervening space filled. |
 | The wind vane is a new addition and depicts an A4 Pacific, an engine that rarely if ever passed this way. |
 | The side of the Railway cottages. |
 | The front of the two Railway cottages. The entrance porches are post BR. |
 | The rear of the Railway cottages. The last working signalman to occupy this house was Mr. Collinson. The property is now owned by his son who we thank for allowing us access to obtain these pictures. |
 | The path at the side of the building was originally the platform. |
 | Detail of the roof showing the ornate work in the eaves. |
 | GT Andrews included a canted bay window to the office to give the stationmaster a view along both tracks. This feature has been retained although modernised. The lawn now covers the filled in track bed. |
 | The outhouse to the right of the stationmaster's window originally had a central door and was probably the waiting room. |
 | As can be seen the new two storey extension at the rear has copied very well the period gable detailing. |
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 | The foremost brick base with concrete topping is the base for the wooden shelter that was provided for the Up line. When BR sold the properties and land the new owner had hoped to be able to turn this shelter round for use in their garden. BR for some reason would not allow this and had the shelter demolished but not the base. |
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 | Now Feb 2008 |
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Then 1960's. (Ron Evers) Copyright holder's permission received to use this image. |
 | The staff houses at Crosslands Level crossing. |
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