Walworth Road Station

[nxjen]

Walworth Road Station was a station on the railway line between the old Camberwell Station and Elephant and Castle which closed in 1916. I came across this drawing on the Southwark Collections website which I thought may raise either a smile or a groan.

http://heritage.southwark.gov.uk/objects/21433/the-walworth-road-railway-station-c-1876?ctx=1cc05064-3af0-4544-a552-0c2a83eee67b&idx=245

[bob]

Was It part of the old coal line. There was a coal yard some where close, where the Coal Men collected their coal to deliver to the house's

[nxjen]

I don't think so but would explain the steep incline. As far as I know, it was a regular station for passengers on the London, Chatham and Dover railway.

[bob]

I was thinking post 1918 ??

May be a branch line off or just a siding.

Bob S

[nxjen]

I've found the attached article

http://www.semgonline.com/RlyMag/ForeignDepotsofSthLondon.pdf

which describes and has a photo of the coal depot in Walworth Road which opened in 1871. The photo shows a wider area than the railway line at the station shown on the ordnance survey map of 1916 but a little to the north, where the old council depot was and Manor Place Baths, there is a stretch of railway with some sidings to the east.

http://maps.nls.uk/view/103313387

So maybe this was the coal depot? BTW, the article also has information on the Peckham Coal Line which I think the people behind the proposed new Peckham Coal Line have used as background information.

[bob]

The reason I posted when I lived in Peckham many years ago I lived next door to a coalman who first started with a horse and cart then a lorry and I'm certain he picked up his coal from somewhere around that area.

Bob S

[bob]

Very interesting Map.

Bob S

[Lowlander]

Loads more info here, with photos. Also links to Camberwell Station.

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/walworth_road/index.shtml

[bob]

Thanks L/L

Bob S