NHER 54188 (Monument record) - Site of the Holt Railway Station

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Summary

The timber constructed station was opened in October 1884 and in 1886 was replaced by an Eastern & Midlands Railway pavilion type structure in brick, which was destroyed by fire in 1926 and closed in 1964. In 2010, a signal box was restored and installed at Holt Station, to work at this stop on the Poppy Line heritage railway.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG03NE
Civil Parish	HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

The station was opened in October 1884 and comprised a timber construction with a platform of sleepers. In 1886 this first station was replaced by an Eastern & Midlands Railway pavilion type structure in brick, which was destroyed by fire in 1926 and closed in 1964.
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
S. Howard (NLA), 14 July 2010.

2010.
A signal box was restored and installed at the Holt Station stop on the Poppy Line Holt-Sheringham heritage railway.
See (S4).
E. Whitcombe (NLA), 5 August 2010.

Proposed Holt, Melton Constable and Fakenham Railway line.
Please see (S4) for more information.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 6 December 2012.

Associated Sources (4)

<S2> SNF75704 Website: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society. Holt Railway Station..
<S3> SNF75703 Monograph: Jenkins, S.C.. 1991. The Melton Constable to Cromer Branch..
<S4> SNF75979 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Poppy Line celebrates award again. 9 July.
<S5> SNF86489 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Days of destiny for town's rail link bid. 6 December.