St. Mark's railway station, the first in Lincoln, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. It was originally a terminus; the line was extended through the station only a few years after it opened, to connect with the Great Northern Railway just to the east of that company's Lincoln Central station. The Durham Ox Junction was also crossed by a road, leading to many delays. The junction was crossed by Pelham Bridge in the mid-1950s. Until its closure, St. Marks was the main line station, with through services from Cleethorpes to London King's Cross. Prior to closure of the Lincoln-to-Grantham line during the Beeching Axe, London services had used Lincoln Central.
To avoid unnecessarily operating two stations, St Marks closed in 1985; services were diverted to the nearby Lincoln Central. The construction of a new 80-metre length of track to the west allowed services from Newark Castle to reach Lincoln Central.
The site todayedit
The grand ionicportico, that was once the entrance, has been preserved; as of January 2007, it was home to Lakeland as part of the commercial development of the site. A mock signalbox has also been erected in the car park, on which has been affixed an original sign from the station. The remainder of the former station site is now St. Marks Shopping Centre.[2] The redevelopment, in keeping with the preserved buildings, won an Ian Allan Heritage Award in 2009, which is commemorated by a plaque.
Stationmastersedit
From 1934 the position of station master was merged with that of the LNER station and E.O. Wright assumed responsibility.[3]
Joseph Hawkins ca. 1849 - 1870 (afterwards station master at Burton)[4]
Thomas Warwick 1870[5] - 1876[6] (formerly station master at Keighley)
^"Lincoln Stationmaster Retiring". Lincolnshire Echo. England. 14 June 1919. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Bristol's New Stationmaster". Western Daily Press. England. 18 May 1929. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"New Lincoln Stationmaster". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 29 November 1930. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Lincoln Stationmaster's New Appointment". Lincolnshire Echo. England. 13 September 1932. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Low Moor Stationmaster". Halifax Evening Courier. England. 13 September 1932. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer, W. Philip Conolly, Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN0-7110-0320-3
January 01, 1970
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Lincoln St Marks was a railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line that served Lincoln in Lincolnshire England 1 Lincoln St MarksThe grand portico at St MarksGeneral informationLocationLincoln LincolnshireEnglandCoordinates53 13 28 N 0 32 39 W 53 22445 N 0 54404 W 53 22445 0 54404Grid referenceSK973707Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPost groupingLMSR Eastern Region of British RailwaysKey dates4 August 1846Opened as Lincoln by the Midland Railway29 September 1950Renamed Lincoln St Marks11 May 1985Closed vteLincoln Lines Legend Doncaster Lincoln lineto Doncaster Sheffield Lincoln lineto Sheffield Pyewipe Junction Boultham Junction West Holmes Junction Nottingham Lincoln lineto Nottingham Holmes Yard Lincoln St Marks Brayford Wharf Crossing High Street Crossing GN and GE JointAvoiding Line Lincoln Sheffield Lincoln lineto Cleethorpes GN Terrace Crossing Sincil Junction Grantham Lincoln lineto Grantham Washingboro Junction Peterborough Lincoln lineto Peterborough Lincolnshire loop lineto Spalding amp Boston Contents 1 History 2 The site today 3 Stationmasters 4 ReferencesHistory editSt Mark s railway station the first in Lincoln was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846 It was originally a terminus the line was extended through the station only a few years after it opened to connect with the Great Northern Railway just to the east of that company s Lincoln Central station The Durham Ox Junction was also crossed by a road leading to many delays The junction was crossed by Pelham Bridge in the mid 1950s Until its closure St Marks was the main line station with through services from Cleethorpes to London King s Cross Prior to closure of the Lincoln to Grantham line during the Beeching Axe London services had used Lincoln Central To avoid unnecessarily operating two stations St Marks closed in 1985 services were diverted to the nearby Lincoln Central The construction of a new 80 metre length of track to the west allowed services from Newark Castle to reach Lincoln Central The site today editThe grand ionic portico that was once the entrance has been preserved as of January 2007 it was home to Lakeland as part of the commercial development of the site A mock signalbox has also been erected in the car park on which has been affixed an original sign from the station The remainder of the former station site is now St Marks Shopping Centre 2 The redevelopment in keeping with the preserved buildings won an Ian Allan Heritage Award in 2009 which is commemorated by a plaque Stationmasters editFrom 1934 the position of station master was merged with that of the LNER station and E O Wright assumed responsibility 3 Joseph Hawkins ca 1849 1870 afterwards station master at Burton 4 Thomas Warwick 1870 5 1876 6 formerly station master at Keighley Joseph Somers 1876 1896 7 William H Buxton 1896 7 1919 8 formerly station master at Belper Amos Follows 1919 1927 afterwards station master at Nottingham 9 William Hardy 1927 1930 formerly station master at Gloucester afterwards station master at Bradford Forster Square W Lowis 1930 10 1932 11 afterwards station master at Leicester Frederick James Stallard 1932 1934 12 formerly station master at Evesham afterwards station master at Low Moor Bradford Preceding station Disused railways Following station HykehamLine and station open Midland RailwayNottingham to Lincoln Line Terminus Terminus Great Central Railway ReephamLine open station closed 13 References editLincoln St Marks at Subterranea Britannica Farewell to St Marks Historic England St Marks station 499041 Research records formerly PastScape Retrieved 19 March 2013 Shopping Centre Retrieved 19 March 2013 Rail Co ordination in Lincoln Nottingham Journal England 3 August 1934 Retrieved 6 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Promotion Lincolnshire Chronicle England 7 October 1870 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Miscellaneous Nottingham Journal England 5 November 1870 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive 1871 1879 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 398 1871 Retrieved 6 June 2021 a b 1876 1908 Trent Lincoln Mansfield Westhouses Midland Railway Operating Miscellaneous Depts 66 1899 Retrieved 6 June 2021 Lincoln Stationmaster Retiring Lincolnshire Echo England 14 June 1919 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Bristol s New Stationmaster Western Daily Press England 18 May 1929 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive New Lincoln Stationmaster Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian England 29 November 1930 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Lincoln Stationmaster s New Appointment Lincolnshire Echo England 13 September 1932 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Low Moor Stationmaster Halifax Evening Courier England 13 September 1932 Retrieved 5 June 2021 via British Newspaper Archive British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer W Philip Conolly Ian Allan 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