Parkside railway station (Merseyside)
Parkside | |
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| General information | |
| Location | St Helens |
| Coordinates | 53°27′22″N 2°35′22″W / 53.456°N 2.5895°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 September 1830 | Station opened |
| 1839 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1839 | Replacement station opened to the east |
| 1 May 1878 | Station closed completely[1][2] |
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Parkside railway station was an original station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
History
The station opened with the line on 15 September 1830. It was originally designed as a halt for early locomotives to take on water about halfway along the new line, a process which was recorded in 1830 as taking about seven minutes.[3] From an early date the water was pre-heated by a lineside boiler.[4] The boiler's chimney can be seen to the right of the print reproduced here. During the opening ceremony the MP William Huskisson was killed in an accident at the station.
In 1839, the station was relocated approximately 24 chains (480 m) east, to accommodate the new line to Preston. The old station remained open for a period as a goods halt, being labelled a "Luggage Station" on the 1849 OS map. The new station closed on 1 May 1878, as the newer locomotives did not need to take on water so frequently. One source states "The watering point was not a station."[5]
Present
Both stations are long-demolished, but the Huskisson Memorial remains at the original site[6][7][8] near Newton-le-Willows.[9]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-le-Willows Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Kenyon Junction Line open, station closed | ||
| Lowton Line open, station closed |
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References
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 181.
- ^ The station via Disused Stations UK
- ^ See Extract from Liverpool Mercury 20 August 1830 via Old-Mersey Times
- ^ Shaw 1980, Plate XI
- ^ Shaw 1980, Notes on Plate XI
- ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 44
- ^ "Disused Stations: Parkside Station (1st site)". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Parkside Station (2nd site)". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "BBC - Liverpool Local History - Lime Street Station - Rainhill Trials". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
Sources
- 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.
- Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980), Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century, Manchester Transport Museum Society, ISBN 978-0-900857-19-5
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External links
- The station on a 1849 OS Map National Library of Scotland
- The station sites on a 1948 OS Map npe maps
- The 1st station Disused Stations UK
- The 2nd station Disused Stations UK
- The line and mileages railwaycodes
- The Huskisson Memorial British Listed Buildings
- The Huskisson Memorial Historic England
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