Shackerstone railway station is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire, Central England. It is the terminus and the headquarters of the heritage Battlefield Line Railway, with the Shackerstone Railwayana Museum, tea room, shop, loco shed and main rolling stock located here.
Shackerstone station looking south toward Market BosworthShackerstone Station
The original intention was to site the station where it is today, but in response to a request from Lord Howe of Gopsall Hall, the Committee agreed to move it north of the junction and call it "Gopsall"; but soon altered their minds and moved it back to the junction. Land for this purpose was bought from Lord Howe, who in 1877, was allowed to plant trees along the approach road to the station. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[1]
Its position made Shackerstone strategically important in the operation of the line, and it seems to have been selected as the headquarters of the inspector, Manning, in charge of the working of the line. Probably he combined the post with the stationmastership (as was done on the GN-LNWR Joint Line in East Leicestershire at Melton Mowbray) for no stationmaster is named at Shackerstone in the first staff list, and Manning’s pay, 50 shillings per week, was much higher than any other member of the ANJR’s staff. It must also have ranked in the top class of three varieties of station planned by the Committee, for constructional purposes, the estimated cost being £1,300 plus £350 for the stationmaster’s house. The building of Shackerstone Station was undertaken by Messrs. J. & E. Woods of Derby, as part of a contract that also included the stations of Measham, Snarestone, Heather and Hugglescote, for which the contract price was £12,826.15. On this basis the price of Shackerstone should have been about £3,500. One thing remains at present unknown: the name of the architect. As the stations on the ANJR are similar to a few on the Midland system, it is likely that they are the work of a member of the Midland Railway’s staff, as there is no reference in the minutes to payments to any outside architect in this connection.
The station became a grade II listed building in 1989.[2]
The Sheds
The loco shed is signposted from Platform 1 and is only a short walk from the Station through the original goods yard. Access to parts of the shed and workshops are restricted for reasons of safety. The shed is made up of various sections of local NCB buildings and even part of a Nuneaton cinema.
The shed plays host to many different locomotives and is sectioned into two key areas. The main and central area is the "running shed". This features easy access to both the workshop and stores and includes an inside locomotive inspection pit. The 2nd area, which features 2 roads at the south end of the shed, is used many for storage of long-term projects.
In Early 2023 the railway announced that a new engine shed was to be constructed. As of march 2023 they were in the fundraising stage.
References
^"Notes by the Way". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
shackerstone, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shackerstone railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Shackerstone railway station is a preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire Central England It is the terminus and the headquarters of the heritage Battlefield Line Railway with the Shackerstone Railwayana Museum tea room shop loco shed and main rolling stock located here ShackerstoneStation on heritage railwayGeneral informationLocationShackerstone Hinckley and BosworthEnglandCoordinates52 39 20 N 1 26 29 W 52 6555 N 1 4413 W 52 6555 1 4413Grid referenceSK379065Managed byBattlefield Line RailwayPlatforms2Key dates1873opened1931passenger service withdrawn1965completely closedThe Ashby Canal is nearby Contents 1 History 2 The Sheds 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Shackerstone station looking south toward Market Bosworth Shackerstone StationThe original intention was to site the station where it is today but in response to a request from Lord Howe of Gopsall Hall the Committee agreed to move it north of the junction and call it Gopsall but soon altered their minds and moved it back to the junction Land for this purpose was bought from Lord Howe who in 1877 was allowed to plant trees along the approach road to the station The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders 1 Its position made Shackerstone strategically important in the operation of the line and it seems to have been selected as the headquarters of the inspector Manning in charge of the working of the line Probably he combined the post with the stationmastership as was done on the GN LNWR Joint Line in East Leicestershire at Melton Mowbray for no stationmaster is named at Shackerstone in the first staff list and Manning s pay 50 shillings per week was much higher than any other member of the ANJR s staff It must also have ranked in the top class of three varieties of station planned by the Committee for constructional purposes the estimated cost being 1 300 plus 350 for the stationmaster s house The building of Shackerstone Station was undertaken by Messrs J amp E Woods of Derby as part of a contract that also included the stations of Measham Snarestone Heather and Hugglescote for which the contract price was 12 826 15 On this basis the price of Shackerstone should have been about 3 500 One thing remains at present unknown the name of the architect As the stations on the ANJR are similar to a few on the Midland system it is likely that they are the work of a member of the Midland Railway s staff as there is no reference in the minutes to payments to any outside architect in this connection The station became a grade II listed building in 1989 2 The Sheds EditThe loco shed is signposted from Platform 1 and is only a short walk from the Station through the original goods yard Access to parts of the shed and workshops are restricted for reasons of safety The shed is made up of various sections of local NCB buildings and even part of a Nuneaton cinema The shed plays host to many different locomotives and is sectioned into two key areas The main and central area is the running shed This features easy access to both the workshop and stores and includes an inside locomotive inspection pit The 2nd area which features 2 roads at the south end of the shed is used many for storage of long term projects In Early 2023 the railway announced that a new engine shed was to be constructed As of march 2023 they were in the fundraising stage References Edit Notes by the Way Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald British Newspaper Archive 1 November 1884 Retrieved 12 July 2016 via British Newspaper Archive Historic England SHACKERSTONE RAILWAY STATION STATION ROAD 1188225 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 9 February 2019 External links EditBattlefield Line RailwayPreceding station Heritage railways Following stationTerminus Battlefield Line Railway Market BosworthDisused railwaysHeather and IbstockLine and station closed Midland Railway London and North Western RailwayAshby and Nuneaton Joint Railway Market BosworthLine and station openSnarestoneLine and station closed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shackerstone railway station amp oldid 1143612480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
