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Former Railway Station, Alnwick - Barter Books
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Alnwick railway station was the terminus of the Alnwick branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth in Northumberland, Northern England. The branch opened on 1 October 1850 and closed in January 1968, leaving the former junction at Alnmouth as the nearest station to Alnwick. The station was also the terminus of the Cornhill branch line to Coldstream which closed for passengers in 1930.
History
Opened by the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1968. The platforms have been in-filled, but the trainshed remains intact and in use, including by Barter Books. The bookshop was featured in Michael Portillo's 'Great British Railway Journeys' (first broadcast BBC2 - 23/1/2012).
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Alnwick, Northumberland ... mural at the old station.
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Alnwick Architecture : The Mural at Barter Books, Alnwick Station
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FORMER RAILWAY TERMINUS - Alnwick - List Entry
- "Former Railway Terminus.... Rebuilt 1887 Probably by William Bell (architect to the N.E.R.) who built the Darlington Bank Top Station, which it resembles, in the same year. Large and solidly …
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Alnwick
- "The three mile long Alnmouth to Alnwick branch railway was authorised by Act of Parliament granted to the Newcastle & Berwick Railway on 31st July, 1845. Construction didn't start however …
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K1 62011 stands at Alnwick, with a train for Alnmouth
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Alnwick, Northumberland ... mural at the old station.
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Alnwick, Northumberland ... station clock in a bookshop.
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Barter Books, Alnwick - stacks & former station staff
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Alnwick Architecture : The Mural at Barter Books, Alnwick Station
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FORMER RAILWAY TERMINUS - Alnwick - List Entry
- "Former Railway Terminus.... Rebuilt 1887 Probably by William Bell (architect to the N.E.R.) who built the Darlington Bank Top Station, which it resembles, in the same year. Large and solidly …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/thumbs2/disused_stations.png)
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Alnwick
- "The three mile long Alnmouth to Alnwick branch railway was authorised by Act of Parliament granted to the Newcastle & Berwick Railway on 31st July, 1845. Construction didn't start however …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Post code: NE66 2NP
County: Northumberland
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