2022

SK5426 : East Leake Station - bricked up entrance

taken 2 years ago, near to East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England

East Leake Station - bricked up entrance
East Leake Station - bricked up entrance
A feature of the Great Central Railway's London extension was the use of island platforms at most of its stations. These were accessed from a road bridge - in most cases where the road crossed over the railway, but sometimes, as here at East Leake, where the road passed underneath. The larger stations had a booking office at road level but elsewhere steps gave access to a booking office on the platform. East Leake station closed in 1969 and the entrance has since been bricked up. Proposals to reopen it as a heritage station have been opposed locally, a principal reason being the difficulties of access directly off a busy road.

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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Railways Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Railway Station
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SK5426, 25 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 13 May, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5467 2626 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.8659N 1:11.3996W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5466 2627
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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