Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos - Scruton Station and its Social History

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Scruton Station Social History

The Plews Collection

Ernie and Kathleen Plews ran Scruton Station from 1944 until it closed. They had three children - Tony, Trevor and Margaret. The following items have been donated by them. They entered the station into the annual British Railways station competitions with some success. Photos of the certificates are included below.

For more details of the the Plews life at Scruton see here.

We are running an ongoing research programme into the history of the Wensleydale Railway, which runs from Northallerton to Redmire, and we would be delighted to hear from anyone who has a family connection with the railway or can help us piece together its story over the last 150 years. To get in touch, please email education@wensleydalerailway.com or telephone 01677-425805.

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Photo - The Plews Collection
B&W photocopy of Scruton Station, marked 'Scruton, Bedale' taken from the Loading Bay (east of station), showing the crossing gates and station with three staff on the platform c1900-10. (1900s)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
B&W photocopy of Scruton Station, marked 'Scruton, Bedale' taken from the Loading Bay (east of station), showing the crossing gates and station with three staff on the platform c1900-10. (1900s)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
B&W print of Scruton station taken from the coal siding (west of station) (1910s)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
B&W print of 1954 train to Garsdale at Scruton, the last passenger train to run on the line. (1954)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
Margaret Plew aged 10 on the platform at Scruton with younger cousin, Stuart in a doll’s pram. (1955)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
Kathleen Plews British Rail Identity Card (with photograph) (1960s)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews children, Tony, Trevor & Margaret, aged c9, 5 and 2. (1940s)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
Kathleen and Ernie holding baby Tony standing in front of gates/fencing at Stanhope (1940s)
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Photo - Virginia Arrowsmith
The semi detached cottage opposite Scruton Station where the Plews lived. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1948 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1948 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Best Kept Station. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered the British Railways annual station competitions.
1949 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1949 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Best Kept Station. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered the British Railways annual station competitions.
1950 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered the British Railways annual station competitions.
1951 Certificate of Commendation, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1951 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Best Kept Station. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered the British Railways annual station competitions.
1952 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1952 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Best Kept Station. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered the British Railways annual station competitions.
1953 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Station Gardens. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - The Plews Collection
The Plews entered Scruton into the British Railways annual station competitions.
1953 Third Class Prize, British Railways Competition for Best Kept Station. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - Virginia Arrowsmith
Tony, Trevor and Margaret, the children of the Plews who ran Scruton Station from 1944 till it closed. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - Virginia Arrowsmith
Tony, Trevor and Margaret, the children of the Plews who ran Scruton Station from 1944 till it closed along with Joan Walker who plays the local schoolmistress and Keith Walker who plays the Station Master in the School Heritage Education Programme that is based at Scruton. (01/12/2015)
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Photo - Virginia Arrowsmith
Tony, Trevor and Margaret, the children of the Plews who ran Scruton Station from 1944 till it closed, outside the restored Scruton Signal Box. (01/12/2015)
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