Belleek

The large village of Belleek is located just over the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in Co.Fermanagh. It was one of the intermediate stations on the former Great Northern Railway's Bundoran branch on the Irish Northwest line, which opened in 1866, but were all closed in 1957. The station building at Belleek is small GNR type built of stone. The rather unusual single storey station masters house at Belleek also survives. The rest of the buildings, such as the signal cabin, platform and goods shed (which once handled Belleek's well known pottery) have been demolished. The road overbridge at the west end of the station has also been demolished.
Belleek Station, some 50 years later after closure. it is one of the smaller Great Northern stations on the Bundoran branch, consisting of a single storey stone built building. This view is from the station forecourt. Part of the station retains its stone work. By coincidence this is one of two ex GNR stations on the Irish North West lines to be used a childcare centres, the other being Ballinamallard Station. Unusually the GNR station masters house is not a of the typical style. This one is far smaller and is only a single storey. The chimney retains its GNR yellow brick.