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=[[Bridgetown]] Station= | =[[Bridgetown]] Station= | ||
| − | The first [[Bridgetown]] station was a standard [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] passenger and freight station. | + | The first [[Bridgetown]] station was a standard [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] passenger and freight station. In 1915, the Bridgetown Board of Trade asked the DAR for a new station, perhaps influenced by the fine new [[Annapolis Royal Station]] built in 1914. In November 1918, a fire destroyed the Bridgetown Station. |
| − | It was replaced in 1919 by a Tudor revival station | + | It was replaced in 1919 by a Tudor revival station based on CPR Station No. 16 plans<ref>(1) [http://www.cptracks.ca/data/Structures/H-15-66.pdf Plans for CPR Station No. 16 at Canadian Pacific Historical Association]</ref>, updated by DAR engineering staff in Kentville on Feb. 11, 1919. The hip-roofed Tudor revival station contained diamond paned transoms over all the doors and windows and platform canopies on both ends. There were two waiting rooms, one for men (a smoking area) and one for women and children with washrooms and an agents office in the centre and a small baggage and freight room on the east side. About 1960, as passenger service dwindled compared to freight, a large clapboard freight shed was added to the east end, replacing the women's waiting room and baggage room with a large freight room, doubling the size of the building.<ref>[https://www.cptracks.ca/data/RSR/RSR-095_CP_Bridgetown_NS.pdf Harry Jost and Barry Moody, "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia", Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report, RSR-082, 1991, Canadian Pacific Historical Association Documents Library]</ref> |
| − | In June of 1994 both land and building were purchased by Joanne Acker. Seven weeks of extensive renovations generated the End of the Line Pub. In 2020, the building was purchased again by Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. and the establishment renovated and renamed "The Station" with tasteful references to the D.A.R. and the sailing days in the menus and the acoutrements<ref>[https://www.thestation.beer/ "The Station"]</ref>. | + | The station closed in 1990 when passenger service ended and the Kentville subdivision was abandoned. Station grounds were piled high with railway ties as the DAR's mainline was dismantled. In June of 1994 both land and building were purchased by Joanne Acker. Seven weeks of extensive renovations generated the End of the Line Pub. In 2020, the building was purchased again by Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. and the establishment renovated and renamed "The Station" with tasteful references to the D.A.R. and the sailing days in the menus and the acoutrements<ref>[https://www.thestation.beer/ "The Station"]</ref>. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | [https://www.cptracks.ca/data/RSR/RSR-095_CP_Bridgetown_NS.pdf Harry Jost and Barry Moody, "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia", Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report, RSR-082, 1991, Canadian Pacific Historical Association Documents Library] | |
[[Category:Stations]] | [[Category:Stations]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 7 January 2021
Bridgetown Station
The first Bridgetown station was a standard Windsor & Annapolis Railway passenger and freight station. In 1915, the Bridgetown Board of Trade asked the DAR for a new station, perhaps influenced by the fine new Annapolis Royal Station built in 1914. In November 1918, a fire destroyed the Bridgetown Station.
It was replaced in 1919 by a Tudor revival station based on CPR Station No. 16 plans[1], updated by DAR engineering staff in Kentville on Feb. 11, 1919. The hip-roofed Tudor revival station contained diamond paned transoms over all the doors and windows and platform canopies on both ends. There were two waiting rooms, one for men (a smoking area) and one for women and children with washrooms and an agents office in the centre and a small baggage and freight room on the east side. About 1960, as passenger service dwindled compared to freight, a large clapboard freight shed was added to the east end, replacing the women's waiting room and baggage room with a large freight room, doubling the size of the building.[2]
The station closed in 1990 when passenger service ended and the Kentville subdivision was abandoned. Station grounds were piled high with railway ties as the DAR's mainline was dismantled. In June of 1994 both land and building were purchased by Joanne Acker. Seven weeks of extensive renovations generated the End of the Line Pub. In 2020, the building was purchased again by Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. and the establishment renovated and renamed "The Station" with tasteful references to the D.A.R. and the sailing days in the menus and the acoutrements[3].
Gallery
Bridgetown Station with the Bridgetown Bridge in background, circa 1920.
Bridgetown Station, August 1960.
Bridgetown Station on July 18, 1975.
Bridgetown Station and railyard on July 18, 1975.
Bridgetown Station 9th February 1976.
Bridgetown Station on a foggy day, August 3, 1979.
The Bridgetown Station in 1981 and the end of crew car No. 412201.
Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Waiting room in Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Operator's bay in Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Storage area in Bridgetown Station, April 1986.
Bridgetown Station August 29, 1993.
Bridgetown signboard in the restaurant.
The Bridgetown Station, now the End of the Line Pub, on August 30, 2011.
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References
- ↑ (1) Plans for CPR Station No. 16 at Canadian Pacific Historical Association
- ↑ Harry Jost and Barry Moody, "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia", Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report, RSR-082, 1991, Canadian Pacific Historical Association Documents Library
- ↑ "The Station"
