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| Kirkby Station, Sand Side | ||
| Kirkby Station | ||
| Kirkby-in-Furness Station | ||
| site name:- | Furness Railway | |
| locality:- | Sand Side | |
| locality:- | Kirkby-in-Furness | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Ireleth (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | railway station | |
| coordinates:- | SD22678250 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2282 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD28 | |
| SummaryText:- | Opened as Kirkby Station 1846; rename Kirkby-in-Ireleth Station 1928. | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 11 5) placename:- Kirkby Station item:- railway signal; weighing machine; railway bridge |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. OS County Series (Lan 11 9)  click to enlargeCSRY0125.jpg "Kirby Station / Goods Shed / W.M. / S.P." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 11) placename:- Sand Side Station |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Sand Side Station" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2SD28.jpg "Sta" dot by railway item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "RAILWAY FOOTBRIDGE AT KIRBY IN FURNESS STATION / / / KIRKBY IRELETH / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75872 / SD2268782522" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Railway footbridge. Mid to late C19 for the Furness Railway. Cast and wrought iron. Bridge canted over line with landing and steps to each side. Steps have ornate balusters and newels, landings supported on Tuscan columns. Landings and bridge have lattice-work parapets and ball finials." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s placename:- Kirkby Station |
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| source data:- | Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England
and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s. click to enlargePOF2Cm.jpg "Kirkby Sta." map date 1890 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s placename:- Kirkby Station |
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| source data:- | Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England
and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s. click to enlargePOF8Cm.jpg "Kirkby Stn." map date 1873 |
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images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums |
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| evidence:- | old drawing:- |
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| source data:- | Drawing, Kirby Station, Kirkby Ireleth, Cumberland, by John Harper, 1840. click to enlargePR1389.jpg View of Kirby Station with hills in the background. Executed in pencil with touches of white gouache on buff coloured paper. Preparatory sketch drawn on the spot by the artist. at bottom left:- "Kirby Station" item:- Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.33 Image © Tullie House Museum |
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| Paley and Austin series | ||
| person:- | architect : Austin, Hubert J |
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| person:- | architect : Paley, Henry A |
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| date:- | 1875 |
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| New buildings, now demolished. |
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