Chapeltown Central Railway Station, Sheffield was also known as Chapeltown and Thorncliffe. It dates back to 1854 and closed to all traffic a century later. A fossilised stump of a giant club moss tree discovered by navvies building new track in 1875 is now on display at Sheffield Botanical GardensChapeltown Central Railway Station, Sheffield was also known as Chapeltown and Thorncliffe. It dates back to 1854 and closed to all traffic a century later. A fossilised stump of a giant club moss tree discovered by navvies building new track in 1875 is now on display at Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Chapeltown Central Railway Station, Sheffield was also known as Chapeltown and Thorncliffe. It dates back to 1854 and closed to all traffic a century later. A fossilised stump of a giant club moss tree discovered by navvies building new track in 1875 is now on display at Sheffield Botanical Gardens

Sheffield retro: 11 lost railway stations that time forgot including Chapeltown, Millhouses and Ecclesall

The Steel City once had an amazing number of railway stations, serving many suburbs and the city’s industries alike, dating to its massive Victorian expansion.

Here in pictures are 11 Sheffield rail stations that we have lost – some are gone forever, while clues to the existence of the others remain if you know where to look.

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