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Burslem
Station
NSR Burslem Station
Bennett made use of the
Potteries loop line that during the late 19th century provided a much
needed form of transport between the towns.
"In a second-class
compartment of the Loop Line train with Sophia and Fossette opposite to
her, Constance had leisure to 'take in' Sophia. .....
Sophia hit on the
excellent idea of noting all the buildings that were new to her and all
the landmarks that she remembered.
It was surprising
how little the district had altered. "Same smoke!" said Sophia. "Same
smoke!" Constance agreed. "It's even worse" said Sophia. As the train
puffed under Trafalgar Road, Constance pointed to a new station that was
being built there, to be called 'Trafalgar Road' station. " Won't it be
strange?" she said, accustomed to the eternal sequence of Loop Line
stations - Turnhill, Bursley, Bleakridge, Hanbridge, Cauldon, Knype Trent
Vale and Longshaw. A 'Trafalgar Road' inserting itself between Bleakridge
and Handbridge seemed to her excessively curious.
She indicated the
glories of Bursley Park, as the train slackened for Bursley, with modesty."
Arnold Bennett The Old
Wives' Tale
Burslem Station on
Moorland Road - 1898 map
This map shows Burslem
Station at the bottom of Burslem Park. The station masters house is
pointed out by the blue arrow.
Hamil Road runs centre left to centre top and Moorland Road runs left to
right.
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The Official Opening of the Loop Line to
Burslem "Early in December, 1873, the Sentinel, under
the heading of 'The Official Opening of the Loop Line to Burslem,'
reported,
'considerable interest was manifest yesterday Monday, December
1st, 1873, in the opening of the Loop Line to the town.
A goodly number went by the first morning train, returning by the
next, expressing their satisfaction at having a ride by the first
train. The town flag was hoisted on the covered market and the
American Stars and Stripes were exhibited by a Yankee tradesman,
in Mill Street, near the station. ...
In the afternoon, a large number of spectators assembled on the
bank, near the station and seemed to regard the arrival and
departure of trains with quite as much interest as the dog racing
and rabbit coursing games in the field close by.' "
E J D Warrillow - A
Sociological history of Stoke-on-Trent |
Frontage of Burslem
Station on Moorland Road
© Birch-Holland Collection
Stationmasters house on
Moorland Road
This house is called Station House and was the Station
Masters house when Burslem had a Railway Station. The lines ran along side
this house and now form the greenway.
photo: © Futurilla - July 2007
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