Monument record 0770500000 - Waddesdon Manor Station
Summary
Site of late nineteenth century railway station, opened in 1897 and closed in 1936.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY STATION (19th Century to Modern - 1897 AD to 1936 AD)
Description
Waddesdon Manor Station was built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who had important interests in the development of the local rail system. The station was opened in 1897. Two miles distant from Waddesdon village, the station in time became uneconomical and it was closed in 1936. The platforms still remained in 1995 (B1).
Site of a railway station, opened as Waddesdon Manor on 1st January 1897 by the Metropolitan Railway. Renamed Waddeson in 1922, it closed to passenger traffic on 5th July 1936 (B2-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC24565 Bibliographic reference: Norman Carr & Ivor Gurney. 1996. Waddesdon's Golden Years 1874-1925. p51 (captions to plates 81 and 82).
- <2>SBC29291 Bibliographic reference: Douglas Rose. 1980. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History.
- <3>SBC29292 Bibliographic reference: J E Connor. 2000. Abandoned Stations on London's Underground: A Photographic Record. p47.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 75718 17982 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2026 3:10PM
