View from Raynes Park station
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View from Raynes Park station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 19 Sep 2012
The London & Southampton Railway opened its line from Nine Elms to Southampton in 1838. This soon became the London & South Western Railway. In 1859 the London & South Western Railway opened a branch to Epsom. This left the main line west of Wimbledon. Richard Garth of Morden bought the adjacent West Barnes farmlands from the Rayne family for development and persuaded the LSWR to build a station at the junction. It opened in 1871 and was named Raynes Park, which in turn gave its name to the surrounding district. This is the view from the footbridge between the up and down platforms. It gives an unusual birds eye view of the houses in Grand Drive, with Prince George's Playing Field beyond.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.407905
Longitude
-0.229625