Station Name: ROWSLEY 2nd SITE

[Source: Paul Wright]


The buildings at the far right consisted of the Station Master’s house for the original station flanked either side by a cottage for other employees. There are two houses (cottages) in the foreground. As mentioned previously, these were occupied in the 1851 census. One Station Master at the second station is known to have lived in the original Station Master’s house (Amos Read from 1875 to 1890). As a coincidence, his replacement [Thomas Pitt (1890 to 1898)] was shown in the 1891 census as living at No.2 Midland Cottages, the second one of the two in this photo. From thereafter (from 1898 to 1963) they lived at No.18 Midland Cottages (also named Derwent House) which was the house built for the MBM&MJR Company Secretary (Pitt may also have moved to Derwent House before he finished his term as SM Rowsley). In 1887, the Midland Railway built 25 cottages immediately beyond Derwent House. This was followed in 1896/1897 by a further 31 cottages behind and below the original 25. A further 4 cottages, specifically for Carriage & Wagon examiners, were built in 1898. These 60 cottages, together with, the original 6 MBM&MJR structures were numbered consecutively around this time from 1 to 66. The second station was a little to the left of the grey building, which itself was built more-or-less on the site of the first engine shed.  The same cottages can be seen in the c.1870 picture below. (September 2009)
Photo by Bevan Price


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