Image Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station
Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station
Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station The remote Fenland station of French Drove and Gedney Hill was never going to be a real roaring success! Opened in 1867 by the GNR named French Drove was a little unusual as there was not actually a settlement of that name with it being named after the road that crossed the railway at that point. In 1938 the suffix Gedney Hill was added with this scattered village still being one and a half miles away! The station lingered on until closure came in September 1961. In this view looking south from the level crossing on the Joint line the station building is seen along with some associated signalling controlled by the signal box just over my left shoulder. The building remains today as a private residence despite the Joint line closing in November 1982. Its estimated value today in over £500,000 and it is also interesting that the former station has it own Facebook page…. https://www.facebook.com/pages/French-Drove-and-Gedney-Hill-railway-station/117109118337021 Keywords: Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station
Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station The remote Fenland station of French Drove and Gedney Hill was never going to be a real roaring success! Opened in 1867 by the GNR named French Drove was a little unusual as there was not actually a settlement of that name with it being named after the road that crossed the railway at that point. In 1938 the suffix Gedney Hill was added with this scattered village still being one and a half miles away! The station lingered on until closure came in September 1961. In this view looking south from the level crossing on the Joint line the station building is seen along with some associated signalling controlled by the signal box just over my left shoulder. The building remains today as a private residence despite the Joint line closing in November 1982. Its estimated value today in over £500,000 and it is also interesting that the former station has it own Facebook page…. https://www.facebook.com/pages/French-Drove-and-Gedney-Hill-railway-station/117109118337021 Keywords: Former French Drove & Gedney Hill station


The remote Fenland station of French Drove and Gedney Hill was never going to be a real roaring success! Opened in 1867 by the GNR named French Drove was a little unusual as there was not actually a settlement of that name with it being named after the road that crossed the railway at that point. In 1938 the suffix Gedney Hill was added with this scattered village still being one and a half miles away! The station lingered on until closure came in September 1961. In this view looking south from the level crossing on the Joint line the station building is seen along with some associated signalling controlled by the signal box just over my left shoulder. The building remains today as a private residence despite the Joint line closing in November 1982. Its estimated value today in over £500,000 and it is also interesting that the former station has it own Facebook page…. https://www.facebook.com/pages/French-Drove-and-Gedney-Hill-railway-station/117109118337021