Brockholes Station Building for sale!

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Huddersfield Examiner's 'Property of the Week' might be of interest to forum members with deeper pockets than me!

http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/property-of-the-week-7252436

For those on tablets, mobiles, etc:

As a piece of local railway history, this week’s featured property can only be described as truly charming.

Sitting alongside the Huddersfield to Sheffield railway line, the old station master’s house in Brockholes Lane dates back to 1850, pictured right, and has been the home of Susan Hughes for the last 24 years.

Her late husband Thomas, restored the Station House to its former glory and many of the old railway signs and original features are still on display.

Now Susan is on the move and downsizing, looking for a property in or around the town of Holmfirth.

She said: “My husband was a great rail enthusiast but when we originally came to look at the house, the amount of work that needed doing was daunting.

“A lot of the rooms had been shut off and there was so much to do to convert it into a liveable family home. He was very meticulous about all the work and it really was a major project. He re-created original etchings on many of the windows and he loved his railway memorabilia.

“I don’t suppose there are many houses in the area with their own railway platform and where trains pass every hour to Huddersfield and Sheffield. I’m not sure of the time but there is a morning and an evening train which runs from here all the way into Leeds and back, so ideal for anyone commuting.’’

NB: I have to correct the present owner on one point, there has never been a service through TO Leeds (not within my lifetime anyway), and even the one from LDS is no longer advertised as a through service.

 

[dysonsphere]

Wonderfull if only I had the money.

 

[NorthernSpirit]

I thought 'Two Hoots' on the live platform side was up for sale then, if it was I would have bought it, pulled it down and rebuilt it further back so to provide a pay and display car park for the station.