Holton-le-Clay was a

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on the

East Lincolnshire Railway The East Lincolnshire Railway was a main line railway linking the towns of Boston, Louth and Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848. The ELR ''Company'' had leased the line to the Great Northern Railway, and it was the latter whic ...

which served the

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villages of

Holton-le-Clay Holton-le-Clay is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, around south of Grimsby. The village is twinned with Sargé-lès-le-Mans, Sarthe, France. History Ditched enclosures and b ...

and

Tetney Tetney is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and just west of the Prime Meridian. History On the edge of the village is the site of a Marconi Beam Station from where telegrams were sent in 1927 to Australia and I ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

between 1848 and 1964. It was originally named ''Holton-le-Clay and Tetney'', but Tetney was dropped soon after opening, even though the station was more conveniently sited for that village. The line through Holton-le-Clay remained open for freight until December 1980, but could be reopened by the

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as its northern terminus.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1848 as part of the

between and . It was constructed by contractor John Waring and Sons of

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who, in December 1846, had agreed to construct the line for the sum of £46,102 (). The architects of the station buildings were

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and

Matthew Ellison Hadfield Matthew Ellison Hadfield (8 September 1812 – 9 March 1885) was an English architect of the Victorian Gothic revival. He is chiefly known for his work on Roman Catholic churches, including the cathedral churches of Salford and Sheffield. Trai ...

of Sheffield. The station was initially named ''Holton-le-Clay and Tetney'' to reflect its location one mile to the south of the

village of

and slightly closer to

to the east. It consisted of staggered platforms either side of the level crossing over the Tetney road; the down platform to the north and the up to the south. A signal box constructed in the standard East Lincolnshire Railway pattern stood on the north side of the crossing. It controlled the crossing and a small

goods yard A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are l ...

situated to the south of the crossing on the down side. The yard was served by a single siding which trailed off the down line to end in cattle dock. The station house, built in the same style as those provided at and , stood in the north-eastern corner of the yard. Although the station was more convenient for Tetney than Holton-le-Clay, Tetney was dropped from the station's name soon after opening. The July 1922 timetable saw nine up and down weekday services, plus one Sunday service each way, call at Holton-le-Clay. The station closed to passengers on 4 July 1955, with the goods yard remaining open a further nine years until 25 May 1964.

Present day

The platforms have been demolished, but the stationhouse remains in private ownership. The crossing gates on both sides have also survived, as has the cattle dock which stands in the yard now used as an industrial vehicle depot. The former Up Home signal no.17 still stands in front of the foundations of the signal box. On 28 September 1991, the

obtained a

Light Railway Order The Light Railways Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c.48) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. History Before the Act each new railway line built in the country required a specific Act of Parliament to be ob ...

authorising the reinstatement of the East Lincolnshire Railway between and the former Keddington Road level crossing near

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, which would include the line up to Holton-le-Clay. On 26 August 2009, the first train between and ran for the first time in 47 years. It is planned to reopen the line as far as Holton-le-Clay.

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Holton Le Clay station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holton-Le-Clay Railway Station Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Former Great Northern Railway stations John Grey Weightman railway stations Matthew Ellison Hadfield railway stations