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Cleeve railway station was a station in Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England. The station was named for the nearby village of Bishop's Cleeve.

History

The station was opened in 1841, closed to passengers in 1950 and closed completely in 1960.[1]

Stationmasters

  • Mr. Mayhew ca. 1850
  • W. Overbury until 1860[3]
  • J. Furniss from 1861[3]
  • H. Mabbott until 1877[4]
  • James Hadley 1877- 1903[5]
  • F.A. Done 1903 - 1905[5]
  • J. Harford 1905 - 1908[5]
  • W. Sugars from 1908[5]
  • Herbert Best 1909 - 1911 (afterwards station master at Rubery)
  • Leslie Jones ca. 1946


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Swindon (Glos)   Birmingham and
Gloucester Railway 		  Ashchurch
Cheltenham High Street   London, Midland and Scottish Railway   Ashchurch

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cleeve Station". Historic England. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Mourton, Stephen; Pixton, Bob (2006). Birmingham - Bristol. Part One:Birmingham to Cheltenham. Runpast Publishing. pg. 88. ISBN 1-870754-53-0.
  3. ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 104. 1914. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 337. 1871. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 131. 1899. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 80-82. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 13-14. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.


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