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Many thanks to everyone who has replied about the old station house - it seems to have had a lot of tenants!! I have a photo now of the station house at Wincobank which will give a good idea of what the house used to look like. No-one has any memories of the primary school teacher called Miss Royle who lived in the station house?? Of course it's a hundred years ago now, so unless someone's grandparents talked about her, I expect its a bit of a long shot.

Dear Tom, Many thanks for the information - I've taken a look at the station building at Low Wincobank and can see that the stationmasters house was quite substantial. Viv

I am researching my husband's family history and was interested to pick up an old thread on this site about the Station Master's house at Ecclesfield Station. In 2008 user Nigel Womersle wrote that Donald Pleasence and family had once lived in the house. This caught my eye because my husband's great grandfather, William Royle, born 1847, was the stationmaster at Ecclesfield from about 1886 to 1912. He had a number of children while he lived in the Station House, one of whom was Stanley Royle, the well-known RA artist. If possible I'd like some clarification on the following: a)There were 2 stations at Ecclesfield, one on the Midland line (West station) and the other the South Yorkshire Railway to the east. I think William Royle worked for South Yorkshire Railways because he gave his address on the 1901 Census as Great Central Station, Ecclesfield. So can anyone confirm this was the South Yorkshire railway station? b)Back in 2008 Nigel Womersle said that the Station house had been demolished. Would this be the house in which William Royle lived? Also does anyone have any photos of the Station House? c) One of William Royle's daughters, Maud, was working as an elementary school teacher in 1911. She was single at this date and still living at home in the Station House. She became my husband's grandmother, marrying in 1914. I don't know in which school she taught. Does anyone have any family memories of a Miss Royle teaching in Ecclesfield elementary school? - or in fact, in any other elementary schools within travelling distance? I hope this rings a bell with someone. I'd be very grateful for any information.