Chesterfield Market Place railway station
| Chesterfield Market Place | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Chesterfield |
| Area | Chesterfield |
| Coordinates | 53°14′06″N 1°25′55″W / 53.2351°N 1.4319°WCoordinates: 53°14′06″N 1°25′55″W / 53.2351°N 1.4319°W |
| Grid reference | SK379710 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | LD&ECR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping |
LNER British Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 8 March 1897 | Opened as "Chesterfield" |
| 1 January 1907 | Renamed "Chesterfield Market Place" |
| 3 December 1951 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 March 1957 | Closed completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Chesterfield Market Place railway station was a former railway station in the centre of the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
Chesterfield Market Place station was the third and final station to be built in the town.
Services from the first two:
ran North-South, but those from Chesterfield Market Place ran to the East.
The station was opened as "Chesterfield" by the LD&ECR on 8 March 1897 and was the headquarters of the line. It was renamed "Chesterfield Market Place" on 1 January 1907. The station was closed to passengers by BR on 3 December 1951 because of the prohibitive cost of maintaining and repairing Bolsover Tunnel, together with concerns over Doe Lea Viaduct and the limited amount of traffic. Goods services continued until 4 March 1957.
Market Place station was situated on West Bars, adjacent to two old inns; the White Horse and the Bird in Hand. To take advantage of the additional custom generated by the railway, the owners of the White Horse, William Stones brewery of Sheffield, applied to build a new hotel. This was approved by the licensing magistrates in April 1898.
As the licensing laws of the time prevented a pub from closing down during rebuilding, the new hotel was built in two parts. Building of the first phase commenced on the site of the Bird in Hand which had closed and had recently been demolished, its licence being transferred to the refreshment rooms in Market Place station. When the first part was complete the licence was transferred from the White Horse, along with the landlord, Job Siddall. The second phase was then erected on the site of the White Horse. The hotel, named after the Duke of Portland, on whose estate much of the railway ran, was officially opened Christmas 1899 by the Earl of Rosebery Archibald Primrose.
The station was a substantial three storey structure with a long glass awning, it was quite unlike any other station on the line.
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