Site of mid 20th century railway station, Acrow Halt, Saffron Walden (EHER 40463)

Site of railway station on the Saffron Walden Railway, opened in 1865 and closed in 1964. It was a post-war 20th century halt serving the Acrow Works.

Original HER location which is different from NRHE location. Built in 1957 for the benefit of the Acrow Works and particularly its staff, Acrow Halt still lies within a stretch of overgrown cutting to the east of the works and north of Ashdon Road. The Halt comprises a c. 80m stretch of reinforced concrete platform ramped at both ends and oversailing the former line to the east. A small simple lean-to shelter of concrete construction is situated along the western side of the platform, as is a concrete ramp leading up into the adjacent works. Tubular iron hand rail posts are intermittently spaced along the edge of the platform and access ramp. Although the halt lies redundant, its robust construction and remote location, has to date preserved the structure. The abandonment of the halt and subsequent isolation away from the former works and outside the industrial estate are key factors in its survival. <1> See also: <2>