Frisby railway station

Frisby
Signal box at the former station in 1993
General information
LocationFrisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSK693178
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 January 1847Opened
3 July 1961Closed

Frisby railway station was a former station serving the village of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road to Hoby.

History

The station opened in 1847 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, but until 1849 it only had a service on Melton market days. It closed in 1961. There were no goods facilities at the station.[1]

Stationmasters

The station masters house was one of the smallest and cheapest on the line between Syston and Melton Mowbray. It was little more than a gatehouse[2] and this may have contributed to the relatively fast turn-over of station masters.

  • John Thomson ca. 1851 - 1874[3]
  • J. Lambert 1874 - 1875 (afterwards station master at Wigston South)
  • G.W. Fenton 1875 - 1876[4]
  • W. Greenfield 1876 - 1887[4]
  • S. North 1877 - 1879[4]
  • F. Gilley 1879[4]
  • J. Wyldes 1879[4]
  • Edward Richardson 1880 - 1881[5] (afterwards station master at Great Glen)
  • R. Shipway 1881 - 1888[5]
  • Charles Taylor 1888 - 1892[5]
  • J.J. Cook 1892 - 1893[5]
  • R. Higgins 1893 - 1898[5]
  • Harry Scott 1898 – ca. 1911
  • H.J. Roberts ca. 1914[6]
  • A. Alexander[7] (afterwards station master at Manton)
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brooksby   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough 		  Asfordby

References

  1. ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  2. ^ "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 499. 1871–1879. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 887. 1871–1879. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 648. 1881–1898. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "1914 Salaried Staff". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 121. 1914. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Stationmaster's Retiring". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 30 May 1946. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

52°45′15″N 0°58′27″W / 52.7541°N 0.9742°W / 52.7541; -0.9742


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