EHOD Walk Around Saintfield (09/09/12)

As part of this year’s European Heritage Open Days, Saintfield Heritage Society conducted a walking tour around the village. A highlight of the walk was being given permission by the owners to view the old railway station. Some photographs of the station are shown below:

The walking tour enters the station grounds.

The old signal cabin.

The group enters the former booking hall.

The hatch in the booking hall where once upon a time tickets were purchased.

The station master’s house.

A signal serves to remind us of a time long ago.

The steps that lead down to the subway …

… that passed underneath the double track in the station.

A sign from the days of the Belfast and County Down Railway.

The view north along the platforms.

The waiting room has been beautifully restored.

The waiting room on the left with the main station building on the right hand platform. 
Houses are now built on the trackbed to the south of the station.