Kimberley Station (GNR). (1)

The Great Northern Railway introduced in Parliament a Bill for a new railway [from] Nottingham to Kimberley, and thence … to Pinxton. Parliament gave its blessing to the scheme in 1872, and [in] 1875, the first coal train passed … through Kimberley to Colwick. The line to Pinxton was opened to passenger traffic [in] 1876. (2)

Typical Victorian station building of red brick with blue brick dressings. Original windows survive. Associated buildings to SE. Under conversion to residential use. (3)

Recorded by NRIM, photographed and measured. Recorded by RJ Humm, 28-May-1972, Record No.NT200. (4) (5)

Site of railway station on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Railway, opened in 1875 and closed in 1964. (5)

See M2355 for MR station.

<1> OS, 1916, 1:2500, County Series 1916 (Map). SNT1025.

Other Refs: 37/7

<2> Mather H H, 1957, The Story of Kimberley (Published document). SNT1538.

<3> White J, 2002, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1529.

<4> Council for British Archaeology, 1963, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, No.NT200 (Index). SNT6095.

<5> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.