Monument record 0578800001 - GRANDBOROUGH ROAD STATION

Summary

Site of a railway station on the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway, opened in 1868. Underground services arived here in 1891 when the Metropolitan introduced a service from Aylesbury to Verney Junction after buying out the failed railway company. Through services from Verney Junction to Baker Street were introduced in 1897. The service between Verney Junction and Aylesbury ceased on 4th July 1936 and the station closed.

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Type and Period (1)

  • RAILWAY STATION (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

1883 MAP MARKS 'GRANDBOROUGH ROAD STATION' AT NGR (B6).
STATION WAS 9.75 MILES FROM AYLESBURY (PLAN & ILLUS OF STATION: SHOWS BRICK BUILDING WITH CANOPY ON UP LINE, WOODEN SHELTER ON DOWN). CLOSED 6 JULY 1936 (B4).
BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED; PLATFORM AREA USED FOR STORAGE OF SILAGE (B5).
Buildings report held at NMR (B7).

Sources (7)

  • <4>SBC14564 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON B 1985 THE BRILL TRAMWAY INCLUDING THE RAI LWAY FROM AYLESBURY TO VERNEY JUNCTION.
  • <5>SBC12183 Unpublished document: PIKE A R (BCM) NOV 1991 FIELD VISIT.
  • <6>SBC10315 Map: OS 1883,1885,1959 1:10560 MAPS.
  • <7>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF029773.
  • <12>SBC29292 Bibliographic reference: J E Connor. 2000. Abandoned Stations on London's Underground: A Photographic Record.
  • <13>SBC29291 Bibliographic reference: Douglas Rose. 1980. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History.
  • <14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2003.

Location

Grid reference SP 74550 24210 (point)
Civil Parish EAST CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC13533)

Record last edited

Apr 24 2026 11:52AM

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