Box Hill and Westhumble Station
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Box Hill and Westhumble Station
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 3 May 2010
On the former London Brighton and South Coast Railway between Leatherhead and Dorking, this station was built in 1867 at the insistence of Thomas Grissell, through whose Norbury Park the railway north of here would have to pass. He also insisted on it being the most ornate station on the line, hence the French chateau design by Charles H Driver. Although the station is still in use, the building is now used by a florist. It is grade II listed, as is the K6 phone box in the forecourt - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1278326 and www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1230908 respectively.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.253949
Longitude
-0.328635