Broxbourne, The Station c.1960

Photo ref: B413067

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The coming of the railway to Broxbourne in 1840 had further stimulated the growth of the village, and demand from London-bound commuters heading for Liverpool Street and St. Pancras, and the development of the service, eventually required the building of this new station in 1960. It was praised as one of the first good modern stations. Although the line was electrified as part of the modernisation scheme, steam trains were also still in operation, as can be seen across the far platform.

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Mr grandmother lived in Bourne Close and my mother was born there in 1923. She met my father in the late 40s when he was the minister of Hoddesdon Baptist Church. In the late 50s I regularly made the trip to Broxbourne with my mother from Surrey. We would leave home on a very early train and arrive in Broxbourne in time for breakfast. Later on my grandmother came to live with us, first in Godalming in ...see more