Bishopstone Station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bishopstone Station by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Bishopstone Station
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 7 Aug 2018
In many ways Bishopstone Station has had an unfortunate history, although it is perhaps lucky to have survived at all. It was built in 1938, replacing an earlier station at Tide Mills a short distance to the west, in this rather splendid art deco style designed by architect James Robb Scott. It was intended to serve a new housing development that never materialised due to the outbreak of war and is some distance from Bishopstone itself. Staff were withdrawn in 1988 and the building, although grade II listed, now has a rather forlorn appearance; passengers still pass through the old booking hall but are forced to use the footbridge to access the only remaining platform.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.78016
Longitude
0.082758