Grimsby Pier railway station
| Grimsby Pier | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Grimsby |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°34′59″N 0°04′17″W / 53.583121°N 0.071489°WCoordinates: 53°34′59″N 0°04′17″W / 53.583121°N 0.071489°W |
| Grid reference | TA277114 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| History | |
| 1 August 1853[1] | Opened |
| 1939[2] | Closed Completely |
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Grimsby Pier railway station was sited on the now demolished pier with the same name.
The station opened in 1853, but sources differ on when it closed. Dow is insistent that it closed in the 1870s and was converted into an Emigrants' Home,[2] Butt supports this with a date of 1879[3] and Anderson gives 1880.[4] Croughton claims it closed at the outbreak of the First World War,[5] whilst a reply to an enquiry to The Railway Magazine implied the station closed at the outbreak of The Second World War.[6] OS Maps corroborate the first three.
Boat trains undoubtedly continued to run to the quayside at Grimsby[7][8] up to 1939, but a station, as such, at the pier was not needed. Passengers were assisted off trains and escorted direct to adjacent ships and vice versa, much as at Immingham Eastern Jetty.
As the conversion of the station to an Emigrants' Home suggests, the erstwhile Pier Station was used as transit accommodation for people making their way to the New World, typically arriving from Europe by ship then travelling via the GCR to Liverpool for final embarkation.[9]
The station was accessed via a spur from Grimsby Docks station.
By 2015 no trace of the station or the emigrants' home remained.
Services
The station was used by Great Central Railway emigrant trains to Liverpool and boat trains across the North Sea, principally to Hamburg.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Pyewipe Road | MSLR | Terminus | ||
| Grimsby Docks | MSLR | Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ Dow 1959, p. 153.
- 1 2 Dow 1962, p. 148.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 110.
- ↑ Anderson 1992, p. 75.
- ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 82.
- 1 2 Cooke May 1968, p. 314.
- ↑ Dow 1965, p. 244.
- ↑ Man 2016, pp. 19-21.
- ↑ King & Hewins 1989, p. 19.
Sources
- Anderson, Paul (1992). Railway of Lincolnshire. Oldham: Irwell Press. ISBN 1 871608 30 9.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Cooke (Ed.) (May 1968). Cooke, B.W.C., ed. "Railway steamers from Grimsby". The Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 114 (805).
- Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, Roger W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places X 43. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 281 1.
- Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1468-X.
- Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0263 0.
- Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0263-0.
- King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 04 5.
- Man, Captain J. (March 2016) [1927]. Gellatly, Bob, ed. "The Grimsby Continental Service and Its History". Forward. Sheffield: Great Central Railway Society. 187. ISSN 0141-4488.