THE former Victorian railway station at Bell Busk that featured in the 1950s film Another Man's Poison starring Bette Davis is up for sale, with a price tag of £795,000.
The station closed in 1959 and for many years was the Tudor House bed and breakfast, until its recent transformation by its current owners, Bob and Sheila Marchant, who bought it in 2009, to a four bedroom home.
"If the walls could speak I'm sure they would have some interesting stories to tell," said Mr Marchant. "Bette Davis and her husband Gary Merill starred in the film, which neither apparently rated, and unfortunately the critics didn't either. The property and platform enjoyed five minutes of fame though in the opening sequence, with the rest of the filming taking place around Malham and in a studio in Surrey."
Today, the line primarily carries traffic between Skipton and Carlisle and between Skipton and Morecambe, with about one train passing by every hour from around 7am to 9.30pm.
"When the station was operating, local people enjoyed catching a glimpse of the famous Flying Scotsman and it's fair to say it would be a dream home for any train enthusiasts," he said.
"We bought what was Tudor House as we were looking for a new challenge, having sold my marketing services business in Central Europe. My wife left her career in ladies fashion retailing and we set about completely renovating the building.