When and where, and John's, mine or print?

[whole diary]

[grahame]

Number 8
Could that be in East Anglia, the sidings being used for the grain trade?. Fakenham has some similarities but is mentioned as an illustration

It could be East Anglia - at the time John lived in London and talked much of BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) films of the closures there during the 1960s. I suspect he made trips to places.  Appreciate that Fakenham is just an example - I don't think that's where it is based on the online picture I can see of East and the earlier lost West stations.

Built in 1877, the engineer being Philip Bannon.
Historic England listing is given in the link.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020419

Many thanks for that ... diary date, 28th April 2019 - I'm helping / hoping to plan a trip to Seaton.

[Lee]

Number 8
Could that be in East Anglia, the sidings being used for the grain trade?. Fakenham has some similarities but is mentioned as an illustration

It could be East Anglia - at the time John lived in London and talked much of BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) films of the closures there during the 1960s. I suspect he made trips to places.  Appreciate that Fakenham is just an example - I don't think that's where it is based on the online picture I can see of East and the earlier lost West stations.

I've brought in Robert Humm on this - Here is their initial take:

Apart from the large goods shed there are also a maltings? (right) and a nissen hut?? (left). If not a terminus the line must have left the station on a tight curve. Nb that's not a railway wagon by the platform.

Does that help at all?

[grahame]

Number 8
Could that be in East Anglia, the sidings being used for the grain trade?. Fakenham has some similarities but is mentioned as an illustration

It could be East Anglia - at the time John lived in London and talked much of BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) films of the closures there during the 1960s. I suspect he made trips to places.  Appreciate that Fakenham is just an example - I don't think that's where it is based on the online picture I can see of East and the earlier lost West stations.

I've brought in Robert Humm on this - Here is their initial take:

Apart from the large goods shed there are also a maltings? (right) and a nissen hut?? (left). If not a terminus the line must have left the station on a tight curve. Nb that's not a railway wagon by the platform.

Does that help at all?

Useful clues ... surprisingly hard. 

I have turned up the album the picture was in (for context) and these four are also on the double page spread:









For completeness in this post (I may split to a separate thread) here is the original picture.


John was very good at sorting and cataloguing - this album could be characterised as "double spreads of interring places not on [my] usual stamping grounds".  Separate albums for London Underground, Seaton Junction, etc.  I am thinking East Anglia or perhaps a bit north thereof, but really no firm views ...

[bradshaw]

I have replied on Twitter to this effect.
The waiting shed is of a design seen on some stations in the link below.
Additionally the picture of the main building seems to be a Great Eastern one
https://www.eastanglianrailwayarchive.co.uk/Railways/Abandoned-Lines-and-Stations/
Compiling of a list of stations with that style of waiting shelter from those in the link might give a clue. I will try later on today.

[grahame]

I have replied on Twitter to this effect.
The waiting shed is of a design seen on some stations in the link below.
Additionally the picture of the main building seems to be a Great Eastern one
https://www.eastanglianrailwayarchive.co.uk/Railways/Abandoned-Lines-and-Stations/
Compiling of a list of stations with that style of waiting shelter from those in the link might give a clue. I will try later on today.

Much appreciated ... this is not proving anything like as easy as I expected!

[bradshaw]

Stations, from the East Anglian Railway Archive, which show a waiting shed like the one here are:
Middle Drove- Watlington to Wisbech line
 Stretham, near Ely
Swaffham, Thetford to Swaffham Railway
Whatton, Thetford to Swaffham Railway

So perhaps we are looking at the western part of Norfolk. Now one just has to look to see which one it might be!

[Lee]

You know what, I'm quite liking Swaffham for this - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/swaffham/index.shtml

[Lee]

So, thanks to bradshaw's lead narrowing down the field, we have a confirmed match with Robert Humm in favour of Swaffham. To illustrate from http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/swaffham/index.shtml :

Identical Goods Shed and it's position relative to the waiting shelter





Identical station building platform-side

[bradshaw]

Robert Humm’s Twitter feed on #whatstation is an excellent way to get help in identifying railway locations. Every so often they will produce a run of about 30 they need help on. So far, with assistance from their followers, all have been identified.

[Oxonhutch]

And it seems the station building and SM's house still exists.

The original goods shed has been incorporated into a garage also