Date: 05/04/2022

The tribute commemorates a visit the writer paid to his aunt, who lived near the station.

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JRR Tolkien blue plaque unveiled at former railway station

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The tribute commemorates a visit the writer paid to his aunt, who lived near the station.

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The station building at Gedling on the northbound platform seen from the former southbound platform. This rump of the Derbyshire branch from Netherfield survived to serve Gedling Colliery which closed in 1991 (recycling of the tip continued until 2001).
Location: Gedling and Carlton
Company: Derbyshire Branch (Great Northern Railway)
16/11/2006 Ewan Crawford

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