Frisby railway station explained
Frisby railway station was a former station serving the village of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road to Hoby.
History
The station opened in 1847 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, but until 1849 it only had a service on Melton market days. It closed in 1961. There were no goods facilities at the station.[1]
Stationmasters
The station masters house was one of the smallest and cheapest on the line between Syston and Melton Mowbray. It was little more than a gatehouse[2] and this may have contributed to the relatively fast turn-over of station masters.
- John Thomson ca. 1851 - 1874[3]
- J. Lambert 1874 - 1875 (afterwards station master at Wigston South)
- G.W. Fenton 1875 - 1876[4]
- W. Greenfield 1876 - 1887[4]
- S. North 1877 - 1879[4]
- F. Gilley 1879[4]
- J. Wyldes 1879[4]
- Edward Richardson 1880 - 1881[5] (afterwards station master at Great Glen)
- R. Shipway 1881 - 1888[5]
- Charles Taylor 1888 - 1892[5]
- J.J. Cook 1892 - 1893[5]
- R. Higgins 1893 - 1898[5]
- Harry Scott 1898 – ca. 1911
- H.J. Roberts ca. 1914[6]
- A. Alexander[7] (afterwards station master at Manton)
References
52.7541°N -0.9742°W
Notes and References
- British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- . 1967 . The Railway Stations of Leicestershire . Leicestershire Historian . 1–2 . 8 . 2 . 7 February 2021.
- . 1871–1879 . Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . Midland Railway . 499 . 7 February 2021.
- . 1871–1879 . Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . Midland Railway . 887 . 7 February 2021.
- . 1881–1898 . Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts . Midland Railway . 648 . 7 February 2021.
- . 1914 . 1914 Salaried Staff . Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts . 121 . 7 February 2021.
- News: . Stationmaster’s Retiring . Leicester Evening Mail . England . 30 May 1946 . 23 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
