Broughton Crossing on the Aylesbury Railway, A personal Connection

A family discovery at Broughton Crossing in 1964, and further visits in 1992 and 2021 showing the railway then and now.
Music: An Ocean Full of Characters and Daybreak Will Carry Us
by Trevor Kawalski, licensed through Epidemic Sound.

[@notwennalla007]

As a young boy i can just remember the last trains here.I lived in Ashley Row and watched the rails been cut up and taken away in tipper lorries. Thanks for a lovely little film.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thanks, Allan.

[@annmills5853]

My auntie Mabel King ran the pub in the years 40-50 perhaps before then,right next to the level crossing .My mothers family lived along Aylesbury Road,Bierton,so lovely to see this video,l have lived in Italy for 58 years I'm now 80 so many memories of England ❤️👍👏💂🇬🇧

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Many thanks for your feedback.

[@john-9074]

Nice memory. I live in Bierton and learnt something new from your video.

[@PeterSmith-by2cy]

Thank you for sharing this. I used to live on Bedgrove and my parents at Bierton so we walked across the Crossing and past the Prince of Wales most weekends. That was in the 1960s/70s.

[@humanbean899]

What a lovely video! We live at no.7, one of the cottages in the middle, set back from the road! I found a book a few years go about the Aylesbury Railway and branch line to Cheddington, but otherwise have found very little information or photos, so it's wonderful to see your video. It would be amazing if you had anything else to share and any information on the middle cottages and why they are different from the terraced ones, any old photos would be great! A couple of years ago, a chap in his 80s dropped round and knocked on our door, he said his name was John Tomey and he used to live in our house back in the 40s/50s onwards when he was a little boy. We invited him in for a cuppa and chatted for a few hours. He said his early memories were of the war and seeing only women on Broughton Crossing because the men had been sent off to fight. Lovely chap, I wonder if you or your family know him?

[@UKHeritageRailways]

It's wonderful to hear from another resident, and I'm glad you like the video. Unfortunately John Tomey doesn't ring a bell. Like the second world war the men also went to fight in the first. in the picture it is my great aunt, Nellie Hall nee Stevens, actually holding my father in around 1914. Her husband was in the Royal Veterinary Corps so was away looking after the army's horses .

[@tonyabrahams9574]

Lovely video, thank you. Progress they say…

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thank you, Tony. Glad you liked it. Ahh... progress....mmmm.

[@catherinesweetman2287]

I keep coming back to this little film whenever I want to feel nostalgic for days gone by and have ended up with bitter sweet tears on many occasions! I love your choice of music, photographs and voice. Thank you once again for such dear memories

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thank you, Catherine for your comment. I was spurred on by another KZbinr who made a video that included Broughton Crossing but missed the remains of the posts in the pub car park. Also delving into the family archive to positively identify my father's aunt finally gave me a way to tell the story. Again, many thanks.

[@andrevassili1039]

What a great video. Your personal involvement make it even better.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thanks, Andre.

[@My2up2downCastle]

I was brought up around there and spent my entire chilhood up around that part of broughton, on the canal, the local farms and at the house of an old lady who lived with her brother. They had no electricity (fought not to have any!) and she used to go everywhere on her bike....her name was Rosy......those new houses, built on fields i have frequently seen knee deep in water, will be subjected to intermittent flooding, in the future...

[@mickbeeee]

Thankyou - What a brilliant little video made in the most clever way - Past Present and Future - awesome

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thank you for your great comment.👍

[@grahamgill5910]

My great grandfather, one Thomas Cotchin was station master at Marston Gate in the early 1900's.

[@teddybrownlegend]

A smashing video. I have a book published in 1989 of the Aylesbury Railway with some marvellous pictures of Broughton Crossing.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thanks very much. Glad you liked it.

[@phantomlogger]

Takes me back! I could only have been 4 or 5 years old but I remember a little steam-hauled goods train going over that crossing. I also remember walking along the track a few years later when the rails had been taken up but the sleepers were still there. I lived in Bierton and often used to go fishing in the nearby canal so I saw the crossing change over the years.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Glad the video brought back some memories.

[@cathysweetman6443]

I can remember the tiny cottage at 1.03! I used to fantasize about living there, just before we crossed the hump backed bridge over the canal where we used to fish. Thank you so much for these old pictures

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Sadly the crossing keeper's cottage is long gone. I'm glad the video brought back memories.

[@robhare8391]

Thank you for producing this. I live in Broughton Crossing at No 10 and it is fascinating to see how it looked in years gone by. I loved the blending of my house from present to past. Any further information would be gratefully received.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thank you Rob, great to hear from you. I have been slowly delving into my family history. The next thing I need to do is look at the census for Broughton and the surrounding area. My fathers' aunts' name was Nelly Hall nee Stevens, her husband being in the Royal Veterinary Corps during the first world war. Her elder sister, Annie, was my paternal grandmother.

[@flippop101]

A quality KZbin moment.

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Thank you Philip, it's appreciated.

[@philipfowke7074]

Very interesting but the unnecessary and intrusive music made it very difficult to concentrate on what was being said

[@royspittles5321]

Hi

[@UKHeritageRailways]

Hi, Roy.