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| − | Annapolis Royal has had four different train stations. The first and second | + | Annapolis Royal has had four different train stations. The first and second were located on Church Street at the foot of St. James Street in the centre of town near the wharf, where the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] terminated. A third known as the "Frogmore" station dated from 1891, and was located just west of St. George Street, where the railway cut is still evident. It burned in 1913 and was replaced in 1913 by the final, and still standing station, an 'Arts and Crafts" style brick building at the end of Victoria Street. |
== First Station 1869 to c. 1880 == | == First Station 1869 to c. 1880 == | ||
| − | The first station at Annapolis Royal was a slightly larger version of the typical first generation Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations. It was built in the centre of town near the | + | The first station at Annapolis Royal was a slightly larger version of the typical first generation Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations and measured 50 x 20 feet. It was built in the centre of town near the present day Farmer's Market parking lot on Church Street at the foot of St. James Street. As a terminal station near the [[Annapolis Royal Wharf|steamship docks]], it boasted a two large platforms (12 x 250 feet and 12 x 212 feet) for the interchange of freight.<ref>Barry Moody, ''A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory'', Nimbus (2014), page 139.</ref> It was a simple gable roofed building with board and batten walls, similar to the first [[Wolfville Station]], with no awning but enlivened by some Victorian trim, in this case ornamental barge board details and finials. |
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
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== Second Station c. 1880 to c. 1891 == | == Second Station c. 1880 to c. 1891 == | ||
| − | A larger, | + | A larger, two and a half story station with an attached freight shed was built in Annapolis Royal by the W&A to replace the original station in the centre of town at Church Street and St. James Street. After the line to [[Digby]] was completed in 1891, the station was bypassed and replaced by the smaller new "Frogmore" station. The old station was converted to a freight shed.<ref>Information and the only known photograph of this station are found in Ralph Beaumount, [[Heckman's Canadian Pacific: A Photographic Journey]], p. 291</ref> During World War I, the large station building was leased by the DAR to B.B. Hardwick for an apple evaporator and jam factory, employing 13 people.<ref>Barry Moody, ''A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory'', Nimbus (2014), page 228.</ref> However, during the celebrations marking the end of the war on November 11, 1918, someone set fire the the old station building and it was destroyed by fire.<ref>Barry Moody, ''A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory'', Nimbus (2014), page 223.</ref> |
== Third "Frogmore" Station c. 1891 to c. 1913 == | == Third "Frogmore" Station c. 1891 to c. 1913 == | ||
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== Fourth Station 1913 to present == | == Fourth Station 1913 to present == | ||
| − | The third station was a finely decorated brick structure, also on the mainline. Often photographed from the convenient viewpoint of the | + | The third station was a finely decorated brick structure, also on the mainline, located at the end of Victoria Street, just east of Prince Albert Road. Often photographed from the convenient viewpoint of the St. George Street overpass to the west, it survived the end of rail service to be restored by its current owner. |
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 4 October 2018
Annapolis Royal Station
Annapolis Royal has had four different train stations. The first and second were located on Church Street at the foot of St. James Street in the centre of town near the wharf, where the Windsor and Annapolis Railway terminated. A third known as the "Frogmore" station dated from 1891, and was located just west of St. George Street, where the railway cut is still evident. It burned in 1913 and was replaced in 1913 by the final, and still standing station, an 'Arts and Crafts" style brick building at the end of Victoria Street.
First Station 1869 to c. 1880
The first station at Annapolis Royal was a slightly larger version of the typical first generation Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations and measured 50 x 20 feet. It was built in the centre of town near the present day Farmer's Market parking lot on Church Street at the foot of St. James Street. As a terminal station near the steamship docks, it boasted a two large platforms (12 x 250 feet and 12 x 212 feet) for the interchange of freight.[1] It was a simple gable roofed building with board and batten walls, similar to the first Wolfville Station, with no awning but enlivened by some Victorian trim, in this case ornamental barge board details and finials.
Gallery
The first Annapolis Royal Station station, circa 1880.
Second Station c. 1880 to c. 1891
A larger, two and a half story station with an attached freight shed was built in Annapolis Royal by the W&A to replace the original station in the centre of town at Church Street and St. James Street. After the line to Digby was completed in 1891, the station was bypassed and replaced by the smaller new "Frogmore" station. The old station was converted to a freight shed.[2] During World War I, the large station building was leased by the DAR to B.B. Hardwick for an apple evaporator and jam factory, employing 13 people.[3] However, during the celebrations marking the end of the war on November 11, 1918, someone set fire the the old station building and it was destroyed by fire.[4]
Third "Frogmore" Station c. 1891 to c. 1913
The second station was built on the south side of the new mainline when the "missing gap" between Annapolis Royal and Digby was finally completed and the railway continued past Annapolis Royal.[5]
External Links
- Page 289 of Heckman's Canadian Pacific: A Photographic Journey shows the station on the south side dated 4th October 1910
Fourth Station 1913 to present
The third station was a finely decorated brick structure, also on the mainline, located at the end of Victoria Street, just east of Prince Albert Road. Often photographed from the convenient viewpoint of the St. George Street overpass to the west, it survived the end of rail service to be restored by its current owner.
Gallery
No. 25, Strathcona with a westbound express at the Annapolis Royal Station. Note the freight shed, bulk fuel facility, and old Engine House behind the station.
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Photographic postcard, circa 1916.
Annapolis Royal Station in 1916.
DAR Locomotive 552 at the Annapolis Royal Station with Van No. 97 in passenger train, circa 1940.
Water tower at left, station in centre and freight shed at right at Annapolis Royal on August 27, 1956.
Waiting for Princess Margaret to arrive. 1958
No. 9059 arriving at Annapolis Royal in August 1959.
No. 9059, at station in Annapolis Royal departing for Halifax in August 1959.
Annapolis Royal Station and Annapolis Royal Freight Shed, early 1970s.
Annapolis Royal Station with freight shed and fuel tank cars at the Texaco bulk fuel siding on August 5, 1973.
Annapolis Royal Station and Freight Shed with the Texaco bulk fuel plant in the background on August 5, 1973.
Dayliner at Annapolis Royal Station with Annapolis Royal Freight Shed in the background on July 18, 1975.
Eastbound freight passes with No. 434061 at Annapolis Royal Station as seen from St. George Street Overpass on May 18, 1989.
VIA Yarmouth - Halifax Train No. 152 pauses at Annapolis Royal Station at 9:05 a.m. on its last run on Saturday, January 13, 1990.
Modern day appearance of restored station.
Vintage DAR ad or timetable cover on display in the restored station.
Vacation Days in Nova Scotia
Holiday Tours in Evangeline Land
Summer Homes in Nova Scotia
Interior of renovated Annapolis Royal Station station.
Annapolis Royal Station, facing west, August 30, 2011.
Annapolis Royal Station interior, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station interior, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station interior, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station, 1986.
Annapolis Royal Station, 1986.
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References and Footnotes
- ↑ Barry Moody, A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory, Nimbus (2014), page 139.
- ↑ Information and the only known photograph of this station are found in Ralph Beaumount, Heckman's Canadian Pacific: A Photographic Journey, p. 291
- ↑ Barry Moody, A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory, Nimbus (2014), page 228.
- ↑ Barry Moody, A History of Annapolis Royal: A Town with a Memory, Nimbus (2014), page 223.
- ↑ Ralph Beaumount, Heckman's Canadian Pacific: A Photographic Journey, p. 291
