Information for record number MWA7415:
Site of Braunston and Willoughby Railway Station

Summary The site of Braunston and Willoughby railway station which was built during the Imperial period. It continued to be used until 1957 when it closed. It was situated 500m south east of Willoughby.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Station
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Willoughby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 52 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The Braunston and Willoughby railway station was opened on 15th March 1899; it closed on 1st April 1957.
2 The Great Central Line enters the station from the north via a bridge across the Daventry Road, and apart from the platforms and station buildings, the station appears to have been the location for a water tank.
3 Photograph of the station master's house (late 19th/early 20th century?).
4 Originally called just Willoughby Station, the name was changed to Braunston and Willoughby in 1904 in an attempt to attract better patronage from further afield. The station never appears to have been commercially successful and subsequently closed early in 1957.
5 The station has been demolished and is know barely traceable.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 2nd edition 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
Page Number:
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 101
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RAILWAY STATION * A place where railway trains regularly stop for taking up and setting down passengers or for receiving goods for transport. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument WATER TANK * A receptacle for the storage of water. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back

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