Cleeve railway station explained

Cleeve
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire
Country:	England
Coordinates:	51.95°N -2.099°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	2
Original:	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pregroup:	Midland Railway
Postgroup:	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:	1841
Events:	Opened^[1]
Years1:	20 February 1950
Events1:	Closed to passengers^[2]
Years2:	1960
Events2:	Closed for freight

Cleeve railway station was a station in Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England. The station was named for the nearby village of Bishop's Cleeve.

History

The station was opened in 1841, closed to passengers in 1950 and closed completely in 1960.

Stationmasters

• Mr. Mayhew ca. 1850
• W. Overbury until 1860^[3]
• J. Furniss from 1861^[3]
• H. Mabbott until 1877^[4]
• James Hadley 1877- 1903^[5]
• F.A. Done 1903 - 1905^[5]
• J. Harford 1905 - 1908^[5]
• W. Sugars from 1908^[5]
• Herbert Best 1909 - 1911 (afterwards station master at Rubery)
• Leslie Jones ca. 1946

Further reading

• Book: Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Vic. Mitchell. Keith. Smith. figs. 80-82. Middleton Press. 2006. 9781904474739. 931169432.
• Book: Cheltenham to Redditch. Vic. Mitchell. Keith. Smith. figs. 13-14. Middleton Press. 2006. 9781904474814. 851839542.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cleeve Station. Historic England. 24 March 2017.
2. Book: Birmingham - Bristol. Part One:Birmingham to Cheltenham. Stephen. Mourton. Bob. Pixton. pg. 88. Runpast Publishing. 2006. 1-870754-53-0.
3. . 1914 . 1859-1866 . Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts . 104 . 15 June 2021.
4. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 337 . 15 June 2021.
5. . 1899 . 1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027 . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 131 . 15 June 2021.