Baggrow station was situated on the Bolton loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway. The line was used for transporting coal and miners to the pit at Brayton Knowle Colliery. The station open on 2 April 1866 and closed 22 September 1930, though freight trains continued to use the line until 1952.
Down the hill can be seen the remains of the bridge that took the railway over the road and above the garden is railway embankment.
Here is a link to the station http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/baggrow_station.html
Joe's father was born just below the bridge and his Great grandfather and his father worked in the pits. Joe's father moved to London to join the Metropolitan Police. Joe’s mother lived in this house for a number of years.
