Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is 2 miles west of Derby, 10 miles northeast of Burton upon Trent, 13 miles southeast of Ashbourne and 12 miles no
Derby Friargate railway station was the main station in Derby on the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension, popularly known as the Friargate Line.
Mickleover
…opened in April 1878. It ran from Grantham on the East Coast Main Line via Nottingham Victoria, over Bennerley Viaduct (which still stands today) to Derby Friargate Station. This section of the Great Northern Railway, also known as the Friargate Line, (for further history about this now closed railway see GNR Derbyshire…
Platform remains in 1974
Friar Gate Station remains can be found under the trees and scrub to the right. The arrow shows the old track bed over the bridge. The houses on Friar Gate can just be seen beyond the trees.
The Great Northern Railway Goods Wharf, viewed from Friar Gate, is a Grade II listed building, though derelict, plans still exist to turn this into apartments. As the building is listed it is protected from demolition.