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Mill Hall, AYLESFORD, ME20 7JN

Seen from footpath MR049 from New Hythe Lane to Aylesford Station. Aylesford Metal Scrapdealers seen.

This may be a Nu-venture yard, but there are several buses here in other liveries. Nu-venture's main depot is across the Medway on the other side of Aylesford.

The Medway Valley Line was built in two stages by the South Eastern Railway. The first stage opened in 1844 was from Paddock Wood following the Medway Valley to Maidstone. In 1856 the line was extended down the Medway Valley to the North Kent Line at Strood (which had opened in 1847). Aylesford station opened like the rest of the line on 18th June 1856. The section of the line surrounding Aylesford Station passed through the Preston Hall Estate, which was the then home of Edward Betts, the railway contractor who built this part of the Medway Valley Line. As a result the station building on the northbound platform is much grander than the other country stations along the line. The station buildings are gabled and highly decorated, and in part reflect a simplified version of the style of Preston Hall. This building closed in September 1989 and an Indian restaurant was subsequently established in the building, which had been extensively renovated in a prizewinning scheme in 1988. This view taken from the Strood-bound platform looks across to the Tonbridge-bound platform. Like several other stations on the Medway Valley line, Aylesford has staggered platforms.

The Medway Valley Line was built in two stages by the South Eastern Railway. The first stage opened in 1844 was from Paddock Wood following the Medway Valley to Maidstone. In 1856 the line was extended down the Medway Valley to the North Kent Line at Strood (which had opened in 1847). Aylesford station opened like the rest of the line on 18th June 1856. The section of the line surrounding Aylesford Station passed through the Preston Hall Estate, which was the then home of Edward Betts, the railway contractor who built this part of the Medway Valley Line. As a result the station building on the northbound platform is much grander than the other country stations along the line. The station buildings are gabled and highly decorated, and in part reflect a simplified version of the style of Preston Hall. This building closed in September 1989 and an Indian restaurant was subsequently established in the building, which had been extensively renovated in a prizewinning scheme in 1988. This view taken from the Strood-bound platform looks to the footbridge which is a typically attractive South Eastern structure found on so many of their stations.