Cooper Bridge railway station

Cooper Bridge
Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road.
Location
Place	Mirfield
Area	Kirklees
Coordinates	53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°WCoordinates: 53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W
Grid reference	SE177209
Operations
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1840	Station opens
20 February 1950	Station closes
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Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

History

Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own.^[2] The station was said to have been built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family.^[3][4]

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
3. Calderdale Companion - Cooper Bridge station
4. Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Photo of station platform

External links

• Cooper Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map