----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacquie Knott" <jacquieknott@ntlworld.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Newmarket Railway Station Enquiry > I am afraid that Newmarket Railway Station was shamefully demolished in > the 1980s, despite being mentioned in Pevsner's The Buildings of > England. It was a fine red brick building, of a similar style to the > ones which survive at Needham Market and Stowmarket. All that the > Newmarket railway station consists of today is a concrete platform > further towards the tunnel than the old station. But the old station had > fallen into decay and disuse long before demolition, so the prints would > have been removed well before the 1980s. That explains a lot. I moved to Newmarket in 1990 so was not aware of the history. The railway station of today is little more than a glorified bus shelter. :-( Regards Peter