2016

NY3258 : The Old Station, Burgh by Sands

taken 9 years ago, near to Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England

The Old Station, Burgh by Sands
The Old Station, Burgh by Sands
Now a private house.
The station opened in 1854, originally on the Port Carlisle Railway LinkExternal link . In 1856, the section of line Burgh was on was taken over by the new Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway LinkExternal link . The route closed in 1964.
The distinctive gabled roof of this building can be seen on a photo taken in 1961 NY3258 : Burgh-by-Sands Station .
An inscription around the triangular window says 'AD 1891 CHAs. BOYD C.E.'. Mr Boyd was engineer to the Carlisle & Silloth railway.

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Railways Former: Railway Station other tags: Burgh by Sands Station Converted Railway Station Carlisle to Silloth Railway Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Station [6] · Carlisle Silloth [4] · Houses [4] · Line [3] · Port Carlisle Railway [3] ·
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NY3258, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rose and Trev Clough   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 March, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 27 April, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3226 5889 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.2054N 3:3.5026W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3225 5889
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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