Keywords: keswick cumbria north west england northwestengland georgian wall post box beeching closed railway cockermouth penrith cheshire amateur photographer cheshireamateurphotographer lake district national park lakedistrictnationalpark door architecture electronics text interior door This Georgian Wall Box has lasted a lot longer than the railway whose building it is situated in. Wikipedia - "The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865. The line beyond Keswick to Cockermouth and Workington was closed on 18 April 1966, leaving a single line branch between Keswick and Penrith. This survived for a further 6 years, closing on 6 March 1972. The station building still exists and is now being used as a hotel". Keswick Station, November 2016 This Georgian Wall Box has lasted a lot longer than the railway whose building it is situated in. Wikipedia - "The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865. The line beyond Keswick to Cockermouth and Workington was closed on 18 April 1966, leaving a single line branch between Keswick and Penrith. This survived for a further 6 years, closing on 6 March 1972. The station building still exists and is now being used as a hotel". Keswick Station, November 2016 |