Minories railway station
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Minories railway station was a railway station located on the east side of Minories
, near Tower Hill
, London
.
It opened on 6 July 1840 as the City terminus for the London and Blackwall Railway
(then known as the Commercial Railway). Minories was soon supplemented by a new station several hundred yards west, at Fenchurch Street
, designed by Sir William Tite
. This station opened in 1841, although Minories functioned as an alternative terminus until 1853, when it was closed to make way for the expanded Fenchurch Street (which was completed the following year).
The station site was later converted into goods sidings, and the station shell used as a goods depot, renamed Royal Mint
Street Depot. The depot remained open until April 1951; demolition came shortly after. In 1987, when the Docklands Light Railway
opened, its western terminus at Tower Gateway
opened on the site of the old Minories station.
Minories
The Minories is the name of both an area and street in the City of London close to the Tower of London. The street called Minories runs north-south between Aldgate and Tower Hill underground stations...
, near Tower Hill
Tower Hill
Tower Hill is an elevated spot northwest of the Tower of London, just outside the limits of the City of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty under the direct administrative control of Tower...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
It opened on 6 July 1840 as the City terminus for the London and Blackwall Railway
London and Blackwall Railway
Originally called the Commercial Railway, the London and Blackwall Railway was a railway line in east London, England. It ran from the Minories to Blackwall via Stepney, with a branch line to the Isle of Dogs, thus connecting central London to many of London's docks in the 19th and 20th centuries...
(then known as the Commercial Railway). Minories was soon supplemented by a new station several hundred yards west, at Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street railway station
Fenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the south eastern corner of the City of London, England. The station is one of the smallest terminals in London in terms of platforms and one of the most intensively operated...
, designed by Sir William Tite
William Tite
Sir William Tite, CB was an English architect who served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was particularly associated with various London buildings, with railway stations and cemetery projects....
. This station opened in 1841, although Minories functioned as an alternative terminus until 1853, when it was closed to make way for the expanded Fenchurch Street (which was completed the following year).
The station site was later converted into goods sidings, and the station shell used as a goods depot, renamed Royal Mint
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom. The Mint originated over 1,100 years ago, but since 2009 it operates as Royal Mint Ltd, a company which has an exclusive contract with HM Treasury to supply all coinage for the UK...
Street Depot. The depot remained open until April 1951; demolition came shortly after. In 1987, when the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
opened, its western terminus at Tower Gateway
Tower Gateway DLR station
Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street station and is on the site of the closed Minories railway station....
opened on the site of the old Minories station.