Although our holiday was based in the Sheffield area there was plenty of time to explore beyond it, such as to Shireoaks in Nottinghamshire. It's a small station with two platforms connected by a level crossing. Arriving from the north the first thing you see is the level crossing, which connects the two platforms:
Immediately on the right is the signalbox, behind which a path leads to platform 2:
The other side of the signalbox:
On platform 2 looking west up the approach ramp:
Looking back east towards the level crossing:
A building sits half way along platform 2:
The building seen from platform 1 opposite:
The building is boarded up and just provides shelter:
Beyond the buildings, looking back east along platform 2:
Crossing the line at the level crossing we arrive at the entrance to platform 1:
A ramp leads up to platform 1:
On platform 1, these small walls form a collection of enclosures:
At the far end of platform 1, looking west along the line:
Looking back east at both platforms from the end of platform 1:
Just south of the station is this building, whose bargeboards make me think it was once connected with the railway:
The rear of the house seen from platform 1:
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