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Wingfield railway station

Coordinates: 53°05′51″N 1°25′35″W / 53.0975°N 1.4264°W / 53.0975; -1.4264
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Wingfield
Dilapidated stone building surrounded by overgrown foliage and an old panel delivery van in front
Wingfield railway station building in 2012
General information
LocationSouth Wingfield, Borough of Amber Valley
England
Coordinates53°05′51″N 1°25′35″W / 53.0975°N 1.4264°W / 53.0975; -1.4264
Ordnance SurveySK3851055754
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused (as a station)
ClassificationGrade II* listed
History
Original companyNorth Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
British Railways
Key dates
11 May 1840Station opened
1 December 1848renamed Wingfield (Alfreton)
then Wingfield for Alfreton
11 May 1862renamed Wingfield
2 January 1967Station closed[1]

Wingfield railway station served a rural area of Derbyshire, England between 1840 and 1967. Started in 2019, the building has been restored to how it looked in 1840, initially for exhibitions and later as commercial office space.

History

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It was built in 1836-40 by the North Midland Railway (NMR)[2] on its line between Derby and Leeds, close to the road between South Wingfield and Oakerthorpe. The station closed in 1967 and the buildings, by Francis Thompson,[3] still stand, but had become derelict until restoration work, funded by a National Lottery grant, began in 2019, with completion announced in October 2023.[4][5]

The line adjacent to the station is still in use as part of the Midland Main Line. Thompson designed thirteen stations for the NMR, of which Wingfield is the only one to survive as-built.[6]

In times past, this area was important for coal mining at Oakerthorpe, South Wingfield, with a branch to Shirland.[7][8]

Current status

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The empty station building and paved forecourt are Grade II* listed due to being one of the earliest surviving railway station buildings, and the only surviving example from the opening of the line.[9] It was listed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register for some years as being in a 'very bad' state.[10][11] In May 2018, the station was compulsorily purchased by Amber Valley Borough Council, due to neglect by its owner.[12] A March 2017 repairs notice, served by the council with the support of Historic England, had not been acted upon.

In November 2019, the Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust (DHBT) announced that it would be taking over the ownership from the council, following the receipt of lottery funding,[13] and would be restoring the building with the aim of finding new uses, including holding living history events and open days.[14] As of October 2023, the building has been restored to how it looked in 1840, initially for exhibitions and later as commercial office space.[5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ambergate
Line open, station open
  North Midland Railway
Derby to Leeds line
  Smithy Moor
Line open, station closed
Ambergate
Line open, station open
  Midland Railway
Derby to Leeds line
  Stretton
Line open, station closed

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ "Wingfield Station". Bench Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books. p. 323. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. ^ "Wingfield Station: Restoration of one of world's oldest country railway stations is on track". DerbyshireLive. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wingfield Station: World's oldest rural station reopened back to how it looked in 1840 Derbyshire Live, 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023
  6. ^ Biddle, Gordon. Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures (Second ed.). Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9780711034914.
  7. ^ The North Midland Railway Guide, (1842) Republished 1973, Leeds: Turntable Enterprises
  8. ^ Radford, B., (1988) Midland Through the Peak Unicorn Books
  9. ^ Historic England. "Wingfield Station (1045917)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. ^ "South Wingfield Station Building, Holm Lane, South Wingfield - Amber Valley". Historic England. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ Heritage at Risk 2018 - East Midlands (Report). Historic England. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. ^ Bisknell, Eddie (18 May 2018). "AMBER VALLEY: Borough seizes historic station". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Wingfield Station Rescued". Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  14. ^ Hawley, Zena. "Wingfield Station: Restoration of one of world's oldest country railway stations is on track". Derbyshire Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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53°05′51″N 1°25′35″W / 53.0975°N 1.4264°W / 53.0975; -1.4264