This year marks 110 years since the first Letchworth railway station was closed - to be replaced with a new, and more familiar building.

The older building stood from 1905 to 1912 on the Hitchin, Letchworth and Royston line - the station was originally called Letchworth (Garden City)", and was renamed in 1937.

The Comet: Letchworth station in 1944.Letchworth station in 1944. (Image: Garden City Collection)

Sophie Baxter-Jones, museum assistant at the Garden City Collection, said: "Letchworth’s first temporary railway station opened in 1903, and gained a full passenger service in 1905.

"In 1910, Great Northern Railway acquired six acres of land in Letchworth for a permanent railway station, which opened on May 18, 1913.

"The opening ceremony saw the town decorated with bunting, and the presence of many well-known Letchworth names including Barry Parker, Raymond Unwin, Ebenezer Howard, Fred Nott, Edward Munt, as well as the first Colonial Secretary of the German Empire, Dr. Dernburg, and the Earl of Clarendon.

The Comet: Letchworth station in 1920Letchworth station in 1920 (Image: Garden City Collection)

"As part of their welcome to the town, these guests were invited to visit the Spirella building, still under construction, and look out over a panoramic view of Letchworth from its roof.

"Between August and November 1912, the artist Spencer Gore and his wife Mollie lived at 100 Wilbury Road, Letchworth. In that year, he painted Letchworth station, presumably the original temporary one as the permanent station would not open until the next year.

"In 1952, the funeral train of King George VI passed through Letchworth. Onlookers were not allowed to stand on the bridge above the King, so lined the track with their hats off to pay their respects. The station was also used as ‘The Hole in the Wall’ pub in Edgar Wright’s film The World’s End (2013), with a false wall built in front of the entrance."

The Comet: The first staff at Letchworth station.The first staff at Letchworth station. (Image: Garden City Collection)

On the Herts Memories archive, Geoff Harris said: " I have fond memories of Letchworth station. My working life started in 1961 at the age of 17 for The Eastern Traffic Area in Cambridge.

"An early start, 7:29 to Cambridge, 106 bus to city centre. At night the 18:05 buffet express to Kings Cross which stopped at Letchworth. This I believe was the only branch line to have a buffet express. In the very cold winter with snow and ice on the rails and the stop start of the train, fellow travellers would club together and buy sandwiches and hot drinks.

"The early days were steam, I remember clearly the first day a diesel multiple unit arrived (horrible, noisy and uncomfortable) it broke down just passed the level crossing at Harston. What replaced it? A steam engine. Happy days."