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Longdon Road Station

GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour

Longdon Road Station should have by rights been named 'Darlingscott' after the nearby hamlet of that name, but was instead named by the GWR after a nearby manor house. The 'Emmett' style wooden building on the single short platform was situated on the down side of the line. A corrugated-iron shed was later erected to provide additional accommodation for parcels, bicycles and other miscellaneous items. The station had a distinct feature in that almost opposite the corrugated-iron parcel hut was a loading-gauge, a rare feature to see on the running line and not on the sidings itself.

To the west of the of the station separated by a level crossing was the small two siding goods yard. One of the two sidings was in fact laid on the path of the original Shipston-on-Stour spur that came off the Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford upon Avon tramway. A horse landing stage stood on the junction between the original tramway route and the new curve installed when the route was upgraded for steam traction. This curve was tightly graded was considered a bit of a challenge to loco crews. The second siding was used mainly by local coal merchants who also used the small weighbridge that was installed by the goods yard's entrance.

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Looking past the gates towards the basic goods yard with the line to Moreton-in-Marsh curving away to the left
Ref: gwrlr531 - J Hollick
Looking past the gates towards the basic goods yard with the line to Moreton-in-Marsh curving away to the left
Looking towards the goods yard with the branch to Moreton-in-Marsh curving to the left beyond the level crossing gates
Ref: gwrlr532 - J Hollick
Looking towards the goods yard with the branch to Moreton-in-Marsh curving to the left beyond the level crossing gates
Close up showing the original platform building which was unusual in that the timber frame was on the outside of the structure
Ref: gwrlr532a - J Hollick
Close up showing the original platform building which was unusual in that the timber frame was on the outside of the structure

View of the station after closure with the platform buildings still in place but with the original sparse platform fittings now removed
Ref: gwrlr811 - JH Russell
View of the station after closure with the platform buildings still in place but with the original sparse platform fittings now removed
View looking in the direction of Shipston-on-Stour showing the station name board 'Longdon Road for Ilmington' and the corrugated hut used to store parcels
Ref: gwrlr949 - Lens of Sutton
View looking in the direction of Shipston-on-Stour showing the station name board 'Longdon Road for Ilmington' and the corrugated hut used to store parcels
Looking east towards Shipston-on-Stour with the corrugated parcel shed standing next to the station name board
Ref: gwrlr956 - RK Cope
Looking east towards Shipston-on-Stour with the corrugated parcel shed standing next to the station name board

Looking west towards the goods yard which lay on the other side of the Level Crossing
Ref: gwrlr957 - Lens of Sutton
Looking west towards the goods yard which lay on the other side of the Level Crossing
CR Clinker is photographed alone during their exploratory visit in April 1933
Ref: gwrlr963 - DS Barrie
CR Clinker is photographed alone during their exploratory visit in April 1933
Close up of showing the horse landing dock with solid partioning instead of the normal three or five bar fencing
Ref: gwrlr531a - J Hollick
Close up of showing the horse landing dock with solid partioning instead of the normal three or five bar fencing

A 1950s view looking towards the goods yard with the branch to Moreton-in-Marsh curving to the left beyond the level crossing gates
Ref: gwrlr809 - Anon
A 1950s view looking towards the goods yard with the branch to Moreton-in-Marsh curving to the left beyond the level crossing gates
View of the goods yard taken from the horse-landing platform showing some traffic standing on the second line
Ref: gwrlr955 - CL Mowatt
View of the goods yard taken from the horse-landing platform showing some traffic standing on the second line
Looking towards the Shipston-on-Stour from the top of the former horse landing with the station beyond the gates on the left
Ref: gwrlr813 - JH Russell
Looking towards the Shipston-on-Stour from the top of the former horse landing with the station beyond the gates on the left

View of the ground frame located alongside the brick and timber built PW hut which controlled the sidings points and facing points lock
Ref: gwrlr815 - JH Russell
View of the ground frame located alongside the brick and timber built PW hut which controlled the sidings points and facing points lock
A 1950s view of the former junction and goods yard with the 18999 built horse landing box now lying derelict with just the platform remaining
Ref: gwrlr947 - Anon
A 1950s view of the former junction and goods yard with the 18999 built horse landing box now lying derelict with just the platform remaining
Looking towards the remains of Longdon Road in the direction of Shipston-on-Stour as the guard of the Moreton-in-Marsh goods train closes the gates
Ref: gwrlr810 - Anon
Looking towards the remains of Longdon Road in the direction of Shipston-on-Stour as the guard of the Moreton-in-Marsh goods train closes the gates

View of the line looking east towards Shipston-on-Stour taken from the end of Longdon Road station platform
Ref: gwrlr953 - RK Cope
View of the line looking east towards Shipston-on-Stour taken from the end of Longdon Road station platform
The doyens of railway photographic history are seen posing as they walked the branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
Ref: gwrlr812 - DS Barrie
The doyens of railway photographic history are seen posing as they walked the branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
Looking towards Stratford-upon-Avon along the route of the original branch line that joined the Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford-upon-Avon tramway
Ref: gwrlr946 - KF Klapper
Looking towards Stratford-upon-Avon along the route of the original branch line that joined the Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford-upon-Avon tramway

The tramway junction at Longdon Road with the Shipston-on-Stour branch curving away to the left and the main route to Moreton-in-Marsh straight ahead
Ref: gwrlr954 - DS Barrie
The tramway junction at Longdon Road with the Shipston-on-Stour branch curving away to the left and the main route to Moreton-in-Marsh straight ahead
Looking towards Stratford-upon-Avon whilst to the right of the cottage was another gate on the Shipston-on-Stour track bed
Ref: gwrlr814 - DS Barrie
Looking towards Stratford-upon-Avon whilst to the right of the cottage was another gate on the Shipston-on-Stour track bed
Location of Longdon Road Station
Ref: longdonroad_map - Anon
Location of Longdon Road Station