Former railway station, Kingsland

Image: © John Winder Taken: 15 Jun 2014

The old railway station on the former Leominster - Kington branch, opened from Leominster to Pembridge (just up the line from here) in 1855, and throughout in 1857. The route underwent the usual post - WW1 decline, with an unexpected boost to traffic levels owing to the construction during WW2 of two US forces hospitals at Kington, safely out of reach of the Luftwaffe. Traffic volumes went into a terminal tailspin following the end of the war, and the line eventually closed to all traffic in 1964. Ben Brooksbank gives more detail at Image The station remains in good condition and there are more railway buildings in the former goods yard, which is now a timber yard and the base of Border Oak Homes. If we're being strictly accurate, the station building is the white painted building mostly hidden behind the large tree to the right of centre: the red brick building was actually the crossing keeper's cottage.

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