Wingfield railway station

Wingfield railway station served a rural area of Derbyshire, England between 1840 and 1967.

Wingfield
Wingfield railway station
LocationSouth Wingfield, Borough of Amber Valley
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 May 1840Station opened
1 December 1848renamed Wingfield (Alfreton)
then Wingfield for Alfreton
11 May 1862renamed Wingfield
2 January 1967Station closes[1]

History

It was built by the North Midland Railway 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,[2] still stand but are in derelict condition. The line is still in use as part of the Midland Main Line.

Station masters
  • Sydney Jelley 1857 - 1869[3]
  • William Nener 1869 - 1874
  • S.M. Bramley. 1874 - 1881[4]
  • C.W. Hodges 1881 - 1884
  • G.S. Cunnington 1884 - 1904
  • H.S. Copson 1904 - 1907 (formerly station master at Shipley Gate, afterwards station master at Killamarsh)
  • Charles Smith 1907 - 1908 (formerly at Lenton)
  • Thomas Robinson 1908 - 1919[5] (formerly station master at Unstone)
  • William Watts 1919 - 1932[6] (afterwards station master at Bagworth and Ellistown)
  • A.C. Yiend 1932 - ???? (formerly station master at Sawley Junction)
  • F. Upton ???? - 1953[7] (afterwards station master at Hope)
  • William P. Barlow 1953 - ???? (formerly station master at Stretton)

Current status

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.[8] However, it has been listed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register for some years as being in a 'very bad' state.[9][10] In May 2018, the station was compulsory purchased by Amber Valley Borough Council, due to neglect by its owner.[11] 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.[12] The trust plans to carry out essential work to enable the building to find new uses and to hold living history events and open days.

In times past this area was important for coal mining, at Oakerthorpe, South Wingfield, with a branch to Shirland.[13][14]

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books. p. 323. ISBN 0140710086.
  3. "South Wingfield". Derbyshire Adertiser and Journal. England. 9 April 1869. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "South Wingfield". Derby Mercury. England. 29 June 1881. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Railway Appointments". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 3 January 1920. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Wingfield Stationmaster". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 18 October 1932. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "South Wingfield". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 24 July 1953. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Historic England. "Wingfield Station (1045917)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. "South Wingfield Station Building, Holm Lane, South Wingfield - Amber Valley". Historic England. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. Heritage at Risk 2018 - East Midlands (Report). Historic England. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. Bisknell, Eddie (18 May 2018). "AMBER VALLEY: Borough seizes historic station". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. "Wingfield Station Rescued". Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  13. The North Midland Railway Guide, (1842) Republished 1973, Leeds: Turntable Enterprises
  14. Radford, B., (1988) Midland Through the Peak Unicorn Books


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