Lincoln St Marks railway station

Lincoln St. Marks
The grand portico at St Marks
General information
Location	Lincoln, Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53.22445°N 0.54404°W / 53.22445; -0.54404
Grid reference	SK973707
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	LMSR Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
4 August 1846	Opened as Lincoln by the Midland Railway
29 September 1950	Renamed Lincoln St. Marks
11 May 1985	Closed

Lincoln Lines
Doncaster–Lincoln line to Doncaster Sheffield–Lincoln line to Sheffield Pyewipe Junction Boultham Junction West Holmes Junction Foss Dyke Nottingham–Lincoln line to Nottingham Holmes Yard River Witham Brayford Pool Lincoln St. Marks Brayford Wharf Crossing High Street Crossing GN and GE Joint Avoiding Line Lincoln Stamp End Lock GN Terrace Crossing Sincil Junction River Witham Grantham–Lincoln line to Grantham Sheffield–Lincoln line to Cleethorpes Washingboro' Junction Peterborough–Lincoln line to Peterborough Lincolnshire loop line to Spalding & Boston

Lincoln St. Marks was a railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line that served Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.

History

St. Mark's railway station, the first in Lincoln, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1846. It was originally a terminus; the line was extended through the station only a few years after it opened, to connect with the Great Northern Railway just to the east of that company's Lincoln Central station. The Durham Ox Junction was also crossed by a road, leading to many delays. The junction was crossed by Pelham Bridge in the mid-1950s. Until its closure, St. Marks was the main line station, with through services from Cleethorpes to London King's Cross. Prior to closure of the Lincoln-to-Grantham line during the Beeching Axe, London services had used Lincoln Central.

To avoid unnecessarily operating two stations, St Marks closed in 1985; services were diverted to the nearby Lincoln Central. The construction of a new 80-metre length of track to the west allowed services from Newark Castle to reach Lincoln Central.

The site today

The grand ionic portico, that was once the entrance, has been preserved; as of January 2007, it was home to Lakeland as part of the commercial development of the site. A mock signalbox has also been erected in the car park, on which has been affixed an original sign from the station. The remainder of the former station site is now St. Marks Shopping Centre. The redevelopment, in keeping with the preserved buildings, won an Ian Allan Heritage Award in 2009, which is commemorated by a plaque.

Stationmasters

From 1934 the position of station master was merged with that of the LNER station and E.O. Wright assumed responsibility.

• Joseph Hawkins ca. 1849 - 1870 (afterwards station master at Burton)
• Thomas Warwick 1870 - 1876 (formerly station master at Keighley)
• Joseph Somers 1876 - 1896
• William H. Buxton 1896 - 1919 (formerly station master at Belper)
• Amos Follows 1919 - 1927 (afterwards station master at Nottingham)
• William Hardy 1927 - 1930 (formerly station master at Gloucester, afterwards station master at Bradford Forster Square)
• W. Lowis 1930 - 1932 (afterwards station master at Leicester)
• Frederick James Stallard 1932 - 1934 (formerly station master at Evesham, afterwards station master at Low Moor, Bradford)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hykeham Line and station open		Midland Railway Nottingham to Lincoln Line		Terminus
Terminus		Great Central Railway		Reepham Line open, station closed

References

• Lincoln St, Marks at Subterranea Britannica
• Farewell to St. Marks