Description | Consignment notes from Dronfield station 1870-1871, Sidings books 1870-1874, Parcel delivery books 1871-1876, Incoming Goods Invoice Books 1871-1873, Day Books 1870-1872 (7 vols), Memos 1870-1873, Copy letter books 1870-1876, other. For an interim list describing the collection in greater detail, download the attached pdf file.
The records, except one, are for 1870-1877, but they are not complete for this period. |
Administrative History | TheSheffield and Chesterfield line, built by the Midland Railway, which ran through Dronfield opened on 1 February 1870. The station there closed on 2 January 1967. The station was re-opened in 1981. |
Custodial History | These records were transferred by Chesterfield Library in September 2016 having been deposited there in two consignments in 1971 by the Old Dronfield Society, having been given to them at the time the station closed in 1967. |