The view north from Beckingham Level Crossing
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The view north from Beckingham Level Crossing
Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Sep 2019
The line between Doncaster and Gainsborough was opened in 1867. Beckingham station, which was the other side of the crossing on Station Road behind where I am standing, opened in 1875, closed to passengers in 1959 and entirely in 1963. It is now a house and is Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.400365
Longitude
-0.82051