Creswell and Welbeck railway station

Creswell and Welbeck railway station is a former railway station in the village of Creswell, north eastern Derbyshire, England.See alsoThree stations have included a version of "Creswell" in their name: Creswell and Welbeck, which is the subject of this article,, formerly known as "Elmton & Creswell", which is on the same street as Creswell and Welbeck, and in StaffordshireHistoryThe station was opened by the LD&ECR on its Beighton Branch on 1 June 1897. At first it was named simply "Cresswell" then "Creswell for Welbeck" and later "Creswell and Welbeck". Locally it was known as "Top Station" to distinguish it from "Bottom Station" which was the ex-Midland Railway Elmton and Creswell station further down Elmton Road. The August 1939 Bradshaw continued to list the station as "Cresswell and Welbeck."The station had wooden platforms and appears from one of the rare photographs of the site to have been built of wood. The characteristic and striking LD&ECR awnings closely resemble the Sheffield District Railway stations at and. The equally characteristic station lamps match those visible at, among others.From Langwith Junction the line ran northwards parallel to the Midland Railway's Nottingham Midland to Worksop line for about two miles, then veered north west to Creswell. Curiously, "Elmton and Creswell" station was nearer Welbeck than "Creswell and Welbeck" station which was in turn nearer Elmton than "Elmton and Creswell".