I remember the station having a lot of Red phone boxs and huge metal bouys in the grounds at the front of the building. A customer of mine lived directly opposite and told me it was a hire place for movie props. An elderly couple owned it but when the gentleman passed away his wife gave up the premises. Although I've always lived very close by i sadly never really got any pictures of the buildings. I lived for a few years down south and when I returned up north I returned to the site and very sadly it had destroyed by fire.
Very sad what happened to the station buildings isnt it. Can't have anything nice. I moved to the area in around 2006 and vaguely remember them, but I regret I wasnt really too observent or invested in the history back then :(
If thats true the fire came after the building was took down my friend. Mr Hewitt of norwood bought the actual building and me and a selecte few ppl took it down bit by bit. And thats 100% true cos aswell as knowing mr hewitt very well. i also live bang across from it.
Glad you brought attention to that wall... had my head scratching when I've cycled by and stopped on several occasions , but did settle on it just being a retaining wall I guess
Just stumbled across your channel and I have to say it is fantastic work. Growing up in Killamarsh and now working in Chesterfield, I particularly found those vlogs very interesting. Keep up the good work. New subscriber 👍
When a True killamartian said am guna town he/she was guna cheezi...LOL Nice presentation again Paul. Memories of flying down there on my motorbike in 80s.
@@mrbetamax1969 I've only heard people used chezzi in the last 20 years or so, but equally I can't think what people called it before other than town/tarn. Maybe it was just a term that wasn't used in Boza 😄
Brings back memories of when I lived in Chesterfield. In the summer I used to regularly cycle down the canal towpath to Staveley, the canal basin wasn’t built then,across to the old GCR trackbed through Killarmarsh then onto Rother Valley. I left Chesterfield in 1999.
It was a general reclamation yard, it had phone boxes, mangles, period fittings and the like. After the owner died it was first partially demolished and the sellable features removed and then a few years later it was levelled.
@@WobblyRunner yes definitely. That's what I've always thought, it is just above too and would have needed something to ensure the canal etc didn't fall onto the railway line.
I used to be a meter reader , worked in Killamarsh and all around NE Derbyshire. I remember the old station before the fire , it used to be a reclamation yard. Lots of old telephone boxes and other stuff.
Did you notice the curved brick laying on the footbridge stairs? I loved that. Be good if they could clear the platforms a bit and make more of a feature of it. Great video again!
Hm, I recognise that place!! It's wonderful to see the platform in good nick, I suspect that masonery at the end of it @6.00 may well be an old signal base, further down the signalling attachments might give credence to my theory🤔. Those old photos were excellent too.
Watched a couple of your videos last week after doing disused railway walks. Thanks very informative and will be doing more shortly
Thanks Ian. Glad you found them useful.
Currently modelling killamarsh central and the killamarsh/upperthorpe stations great for some reference points 👍
I remember the station having a lot of Red phone boxs and huge metal bouys in the grounds at the front of the building.
A customer of mine lived directly opposite and told me it was a hire place for movie props.
An elderly couple owned it but when the gentleman passed away his wife gave up the premises.
Although I've always lived very close by i sadly never really got any pictures of the buildings.
I lived for a few years down south and when I returned up north I returned to the site and very sadly it had destroyed by fire.
Very sad what happened to the station buildings isnt it.
Can't have anything nice. I moved to the area in around 2006 and vaguely remember them, but I regret I wasnt really too observent or invested in the history back then :(
If thats true the fire came after the building was took down my friend.
Mr Hewitt of norwood bought the actual building and me and a selecte few ppl took it down bit by bit. And thats 100% true cos aswell as knowing mr hewitt very well.
i also live bang across from it.
Id have deffinatley know'n if there was a fire!,
Glad you brought attention to that wall... had my head scratching when I've cycled by and stopped on several occasions , but did settle on it just being a retaining wall I guess
Just stumbled across your channel and I have to say it is fantastic work. Growing up in Killamarsh and now working in Chesterfield, I particularly found those vlogs very interesting. Keep up the good work. New subscriber 👍
Thanks very much. Welcome!!
When a True killamartian said am guna town he/she was guna cheezi...LOL
Nice presentation again Paul.
Memories of flying down there on my motorbike in 80s.
😄 killamartian
I bet they didn't call it chezzi back then though 😁
@@eggy77 we did same as"i been down sheff" and am from 60s LOL
@@mrbetamax1969 I've only heard people used chezzi in the last 20 years or so, but equally I can't think what people called it before other than town/tarn. Maybe it was just a term that wasn't used in Boza 😄
@@eggy77 my hard drive 💾 say 1996 finking back when we used2 go cruise down cheezi.
So may your not far off 👍
Another quality video many thanks 👍
CHeers as always Steve
I enjoyed that Paul, looking forward to seeing more of Sheffields disused stations. It looks a nice place to visit and walk in the summer.
Cheers Pete.
It's also right next door to Rother Valley and all their disused railways too 🙂
Really enjoyed this video, whilst not being from around the North, its great to see the remaining sites still visible or navigable today!
Glad you enjoyed it
Always nice to see the platforms left in place 👍
Its sure is. Some nice bits left at this one.
I remember when the station building was a Railway Emporium full of railway artefacts
Did you ever get to go in Craig?
Brings back memories of when I lived in Chesterfield. In the summer I used to regularly cycle down the canal towpath to Staveley, the canal basin wasn’t built then,across to the old GCR trackbed through Killarmarsh then onto Rother Valley. I left Chesterfield in 1999.
@@peterrobinson903 nice route that Peter.
I bet there's was a bit more railway remains back then?
@@WobblyRunner I only poked my head in thinking I could come back another day but now it's gone
It was a general reclamation yard, it had phone boxes, mangles, period fittings and the like. After the owner died it was first partially demolished and the sellable features removed and then a few years later it was levelled.
Love the quick walk you did, reminded me of the old black and white films.
That retaining wall always catches my eye given the size of it.
Surely got to be related to the canal. What do you reckon?
@@WobblyRunner yes definitely. That's what I've always thought, it is just above too and would have needed something to ensure the canal etc didn't fall onto the railway line.
I used to be a meter reader , worked in Killamarsh and all around NE Derbyshire. I remember the old station before the fire , it used to be a reclamation yard. Lots of old telephone boxes and other stuff.
Cheers Tony.
Shame it destroyed. Would have made a good cafe these days.
@@WobblyRunner You're right it would have made a nice cafe. It was an interesting building and place.
Did you notice the curved brick laying on the footbridge stairs? I loved that. Be good if they could clear the platforms a bit and make more of a feature of it. Great video again!
👍 yeah it could do with a bit of weedkiller. Shame nobody seems to be caring for it
Hm, I recognise that place!! It's wonderful to see the platform in good nick, I suspect that masonery at the end of it @6.00 may well be an old signal base, further down the signalling attachments might give credence to my theory🤔. Those old photos were excellent too.
You could be right. There was a signal box just beyond there too
Another Great video Paul
Was it open to a pit or something after the GC closed? Great shot of the 20s coming through it
Cheers Russ.
It was open for access to...errm I think arkwright.
@@WobblyRunner ah , that makes sense Paul unusual to still have double track on a colliery branch
Yes i live across from that old station its been replaced with 10 bob millionaire bungalows sadl'y😢
Very expensive place to go and live and smell my herbal ceramoney each and evrey night😂.
In fact i help'd de-construct it!
News on my messenger from high moor 2day.
Got it.
I've had some trouble with Facebook messages since they updated the app last week