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HER Number: | MDV57362 |
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Name: | Lydford Station |
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Summary
Alternate name: Lidford Station. Railway station built by the South Devon Railway and opened in 1865. The London and South Western railway reached Lydford in 1874 and shared the station which now had four platforms. In 1878 the Great Western took over the South Devon. The lines remained separate until the Second World War, the tracks were connected in 1943. The Launceston Branch was closed to passengers in 1962 and closed completely in 1966.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 500 827 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Brentor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/117/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY STATION (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1865 AD to 1966 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
Photo of exterior held in nmr (nmr).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV279330.
Des=nmr/as above.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website (Website). SDV364039.
Alternate name: Lidford Station. Railway station built by the South Devon Railway and opened on 01/07/1865. The London and South Western railway reached Lydford in 1874 and shared the station which now had four platforms. In 1878 the Great Western took over the South Devon. The lines remained separate until the Second World War, the tracks were connected on 05/11/1943. The Launceston Branch was closed to passengers in 1962 and closed completely in 1966 (citing David St John Thomas, 1966, The West Country, 70, 192. Vol 1).
Additional source: Christopher Awdry… [et al], 1993, Encyclopaedia of the Great Western Railway, pg 109.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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SDV279330 | Migrated Record: |
SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. [Mapped feature: #130835 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV22537 | Part of: Launceston Branch of the South Devon Railway (Tavistock to Launceston) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 28 2021 9:52AM |
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