Portishead 1st railway station (site), Somerset
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Portishead 1st railway station (site), Somerset
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 25 Sep 2021
Opened in 1867 as the normal terminus (the line was extended further to Portishead Pier for occasional passenger traffic) of the Bristol & Portishead Railway. This became part of the Great Western Railway. This station closed in 1954 when the site was required for a power station, being replaced by a station closer to the town centre. The power station in turn has since been demolished and the site is now housing and a school. View south west approximately along the line of the track-bed towards Portbury and Bristol, with the main station building having been to the right of image. Portishead Pier station was a few hundred metres behind the camera position.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.488739
Longitude
-2.763583