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East Close, POLEGATE, BN26 6HE

Hastings Close in the village of Polegate, near Eastbourne.

The Junction pub is opposite the old railway station in Polegate. The station, however, closed in 1986, being replaced by a new station about 300 metres further west. Polegate was once at the junction of four railway lines, from Lewes, Eridge, Eastbourne and Hastings. The line to Eridge and the direct line towards Hastings have been closed for many years, so Polegate is no longer a railway junction. Trains still run from here to Hastings, but they now go via Eastbourne.

The Sidings is a housing development in Polegate, in East Sussex. As its name suggests, it was built on the site of former railway sidings. The railway line passes to the right, a signal stands near the centre of the image.

Dover Road in Polegate, with the South Downs in the background.

Old Station House, in the East Sussex town of Polegate, is a recent development of apartments with a convenience store on the ground floor. It occupies the site of former railway station. The station at this site closed in 1986, replaced by a new station around 300 metres to the west. A photo of the old station building, which was demolished in 2017, is here: Image More informaiton about the old station can be found on the Disused Stations website: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/polegate/index.shtml

This rather dilapidated station closed within a few years of the photo being taken when a new station was built west to be beside the level crossing in the High Street. Ironically, the first station was in fact in the same position as the present, before the station in the photo was built, so to call the above 'old' is slightly misleading, if that makes sense! The platform to the far left served trains for the Cuckoo Line to Tunbridge Wells.

Opened in 1881 by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway on the line from Lewes to Hastings, the station was a replacement for an earlier 1846 station, slightly further west. It was sited just beyond the end of the car park on the left, but closed in 1986 when a new (3rd) station was built on the site of the 1846 original. View east towards Hampden Park and Hastings. The 2nd station building still survived when this image was taken, hidden by the trees beyond the railings.