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ELLON TO BODDAM RAILWAY
Cruden
Bay (Brick Works Site)
(Update Sept 2014)
The walk continued from the demolished
bridge by the track to the Bullers and along the
road towards Cruden Bay, where I came across the
site of Buller's Halt before continuing along the
main road to the outskirts of Cruden village,
at the road Junction with the Peterhead and
Fraserburgh road. The railway bridge has been
demolished but you see the north end of the branch
and on the south side the bridge abutment remains.
Behind this was the Brickworks, that was linked to
the railway but there was no way to get to it from
this point. By walking around and into the new
estate I found a way onto the site where the
brickwork building had been completely demolished.
The area towards the viaduct had become very boggy
and impassible with the opening of the cutting
onto the Viaduct being back-filled. I had to walk
around the village to get to Station Road and the
walk down to the old station site and the remains of
the viaduct.
The end of the trackbed and the
demolished bridge at the road junction for Fraserburgh and Peterhead.
Right: On the south side of the road the bridge
embuttment is still well defined. The brickworks is just
out of site behind the trees to the right. The main entrance to
the work site is about 100 yards up the road to the right but the gate
is locked. I walked to the left of this scene and a road in the new
housing estate led me to an opening where I could walk onto the work's
site, albeit, it is meant to be fenced off. However, thankfully, in
this case, there are large gaps in the fence. However it is not safe
for
children to play in, or as I found, not even for adults. (2007).
The site of the brick works, now flattened. The track bed
towards Boddam was on the far right. Right: Looking
towards Hatton. The right of way is blocked by a large heap. Perhaps
there are some
interesting works' paraphenalia buried there! The track ran on the far
left.
A few bricks still lie around. One of the major jobs
carried out by the works was the building of Lenabo Air Ship Depot,
which was served by a branch line at Longside on the Peterhead branch.
Right: This
hut by the main gate probably had no connection with the railway but
is the only building left standing
The
brick works covered quite a large area as seen by the concrete base. A
new housing estate is built around the eastern side of the site.
Right: The track bed runs towards the cutting and the viaduct.
The ground is extremely bogie and, not seen in the picture, to the
middle ground is heavily flooded. However the opening onto the viaduct
has been back-filled. There may be a way up to it along the
top of the left bank. Interesting point is the object just 'ahead to
the left, which is either a thermometer or gas sensing device. There
was another one further back. The land is obviously being
monitored.
Another point of interest is the two flags by someone's back garden in
the new estate.
The
flooded area beyond and the track bed has become very wet and
boggy. The cutting towards
the viaduct has been partially back-filled
The
quarry is quite deep and the area is very dangerous. Makes for a pretty
scene but care must be taken in
and
around this sight. It was impossible to go beyond this point on the
railway track bed and I had to return
the
way I came in and walk through and around the new estate to get to the
viaduct and station area.
From
23rd September 2014 Walk
The
hut by the main gate is still there. The foundation of the large Brick
Work buildings is slowly disappearing in he undergrowth.
The
side gate is still locked but he fencing has been bent over and the wire
removed.
Remains
of a brick work's building.
The
land to the north is very overgrown. This is where the Brick Works
Incline railway was situated.
Cruden
Brickworks by Scotland's Places
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