Plans submitted for housing development on railway station yard near Berwick [Berwick Advertiser]
Date: 15/11/2023
Plans have been lodged for new homes on the site of a former railway station in north Northumberland.
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Velvet Hall - RAILSCOT
Velvet Hall
This two platform station was located at Velvethall, Northumberland, just over a mile south east of Horncliffe. The goods yard was on the south side of the line, reached by reversal. On the north side
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The privately owned former station at Velvet Hall, Northumberland, in the summer of 2005. The station had lost its passenger service in 1955, with the Kelso - Tweedmouth section closing completely 10 years later. The station opened in 1849 to serve the village of Horncliffe, the most northerly village in England, standing three quarters of a mile beyond on the south bank of the River Tweed. View north west from alongside the A698.
Location: Velvet Hall
Company: Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway)
05/07/2005 John Furnevel
Location: Velvet Hall
Company: Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway)
05/07/2005 John Furnevel
Entrance to the former Velvet Hall station, serving the village of Horncliffe, Northumberland, approximately 5 miles south west of Berwick. The station closed in 1955 and is now a private residence. [Ref query 4762]
Location: Velvet Hall
Company: Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway)
05/07/2006 John Furnevel
Location: Velvet Hall
Company: Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway)
05/07/2006 John Furnevel
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