Monument record 15289/11 - Railway Cutting at Hassall Green - North Staffordshire Railway, Sandbach Branch

<1> Christiansen, R & Miller, R W, 1971, The North Staffordshire Railway, p.229, 306 (Book). SCH9046.

The construction of the North Staffordshire Railway’s Sandbach branch was facilitated by the North Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle and Sandbach) Act 1846. Construction was authorised to begin on the 26th June 1846, with goods services beginning on the 21st January 1852. However, passenger services didn’t begin until the 3rd July 1893. Freight traffic continued over the line until 1964 and the line was finally closed and lifted in 1971.

<2> Jeuda B, 2012, The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS Days: Volume 2, p.34 (Book). SCH9047.

The short 6.5 mile line from Lawton Junction to Ettiley Heath was opened as a goods traffic only line in 1852 and extended to join the London and North Western Railway at Sandbach in 1866. The passenger service was withdrawn by the railway’s then operator, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, from the 28th July 1930.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7758, 1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts a railway cutting at Hassall Green. The cutting includes the location of Hassall Green Station (see CHER 15289/12) and a level crossing for Alsager Road. At the north-eastern end of the cutting is a small culvert. A signal post and mile post are also depicted. To the south-east of the station the line is reduced to a single track.