~ Station Approaches ~
01 W7243 Great Eastern Hotel, Parkeston (1903) H&D FW
A Brief History of Parkeston Station, Essex
The Great Eastern Railway, which was formed from the merging of the Eastern Counties Railway and the Eastern Union Railway in 1862, operated passenger steamers across the North Sea from Harwich to continental Europe. By 1872, shipping trade had increased so that more capacity was required, with the Great Eastern Railway obtaining permission to reclaim land at Ray Farm, a mile to the west of Harwich, and build a new quay.
This new quay was opened in 1883 by Charles H. Parkes, the Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway company, the port being named after him as Parkeston Quay. The port had its own railway station, and a hotel was built between the northern platform and the quay; the hotel building is now used as offices. The railway station was originally called Parkeston Quay but was renamed Harwich Parkeston Quay in 1934 when the new Parkeston Quay West station was opened to serve the west end of the quay. It was given its current name, Harwich International, in 1995.
The port remained under the ownership of the Great Eastern Railway until 1923 when the company became part of the London and Northeastern Railway (L.N.E.R.). In 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Parkeston Quay for naval purposes, naming it HMS Badger. It was released back to the L.N.E.R. in 1946.
On 1 January 1948 the L.N.E.R. was nationalised, when the port came under the ownership of British Railways (BR). In 1984, as part of the privatisation of BR's Sealink ferry services, the port was sold to Sealink's new owners Sea Containers, which sold it on to Stena Line in 1989. In 1997 Parkeston Quay was acquired by Hutchison Port Holdings, which renamed the port Harwich International Port.
The Great Eastern Railway, which was formed from the merging of the Eastern Counties Railway and the Eastern Union Railway in 1862, operated passenger steamers across the North Sea from Harwich to continental Europe. By 1872, shipping trade had increased so that more capacity was required, with the Great Eastern Railway obtaining permission to reclaim land at Ray Farm, a mile to the west of Harwich, and build a new quay.
This new quay was opened in 1883 by Charles H. Parkes, the Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway company, the port being named after him as Parkeston Quay. The port had its own railway station, and a hotel was built between the northern platform and the quay; the hotel building is now used as offices. The railway station was originally called Parkeston Quay but was renamed Harwich Parkeston Quay in 1934 when the new Parkeston Quay West station was opened to serve the west end of the quay. It was given its current name, Harwich International, in 1995.
The port remained under the ownership of the Great Eastern Railway until 1923 when the company became part of the London and Northeastern Railway (L.N.E.R.). In 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Parkeston Quay for naval purposes, naming it HMS Badger. It was released back to the L.N.E.R. in 1946.
On 1 January 1948 the L.N.E.R. was nationalised, when the port came under the ownership of British Railways (BR). In 1984, as part of the privatisation of BR's Sealink ferry services, the port was sold to Sealink's new owners Sea Containers, which sold it on to Stena Line in 1989. In 1997 Parkeston Quay was acquired by Hutchison Port Holdings, which renamed the port Harwich International Port.
02 13 2053 1913 Parkeston Station (1908) H&D FW
03 S 1797 G.E.R Station & Hotel, Parkeston Quay (1908) H&D FW
04 S1797 G.E.R. Station & Hotel, Parkeston Quay (1908) H&D FW
05 G.E.R. Station and Hotel,Parkeston Quay (1908) WHS H&D FW
06 37700 G.E.R Station, Parkeston Quay (1902) Bucherer H&D FW
07 S14141 G.E. Rly Hotel & Station Approach, Parkeston (1920) Derwent FW
08 G.E.R. Station, Parkeston (1904) H&D CIII FW
09 Parkstone Station (1895) H&D FW
10 Great Eastern Hotel, Parkeston Quay (1930) Photochrom FW
11 PKN.8 Parkeston Quay Station Frith's (1959) FW
12 Parkeston Quay (1948) H&D FC
13 Towards Shotley on top of a Locomotive Shed FW
14 Towards Dovercourt on top of a Locomotive FW
15 Towards Harwich on top of a Locomotive Shed FW
16 Lowering new Turntable into position at Parkeston Quay (1912) H&D FW
~ Inside the Station ~
17 Great Eastern Railway Co. Parkeston Quay Hotel, Harwich (1913) FW
18 Great Eastern Railway Co. Parkeston Quay, Harwich Waiting & Refreshment Room(1913) FW
19 Driver's view from Engine #9472 at Parkeston Quay (1963) H&D FC
20 2956 Parkeston Station looking West (1905) H&D FW
21 29566 Parkeston Quay Station (1906) Bell's FW
22 1908 Parkeston Station with Station Master Tyzac standing by the Hook Continental FW
23 S 2009 Railway Station And Hotel, Parkeston (1908) H&D FW
24 Parkeston Station looking West (1900) H&D FW
25 Parkeston Station (1895) H&D FW
~ Station Staff & Employees ~
26 S 4163 Great Eastern Railway Station, Parkeston (1910) FW
27 Parkeston Railway Station Staff (1950) H&D FW
28 1900 "Gangers" working outside Parkeston Quay West box H&D FW
29 Parkeston G.E.R. Ambulance (1921) H&D FW
Parkeston and Harwich Great Eastern Railway Ambulance Team
Left to Right : R.C.Banks, E.Precious, G.H.Peck (Hon. Sec.), H.Burrows, F.Bloomfield, W.J. Smith.
[Winners of the Directors Challenge Cup, 1921]
Left to Right : R.C.Banks, E.Precious, G.H.Peck (Hon. Sec.), H.Burrows, F.Bloomfield, W.J. Smith.
[Winners of the Directors Challenge Cup, 1921]
30 The L.N.E.R. "Flushing Continental" #8572 at Parkeston Quay (1935) &D FW
