Rotherham Westgate railway station (site)
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Rotherham Westgate railway station (site)
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 Feb 2009
Opened in 1838 by the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, later part of the Midland Railway, this was the first station in Rotherham. It closed to passengers in 1952. The site was eventually redeveloped and was a sorting office when this image was taken from Westgate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.428733
Longitude
-1.357929
