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Westway Close, LONDON, SW20 9LN

A large shallow area has been excavated and lined part way up the banks in a corner of a sports ground.

The south block, with the mirrored north block just showing.

Flats on West Barnes Lane.

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. At this time there was no place of any importance between Wimbledon and Epsom and little traffic used the line except on race days. Although the line had been opened in 1859, a station was not opened until 1925 to serve the West Barnes area, which had been built over during the 1920s and 1930s. This was named Motspur Park. Motspur Park only became a junction in 1938 when the Chessington Branch was opened. This was a very late arrival and never reached through to its planned destination of Leatherhead. The level crossing at West Barnes Lane is half way between Raynes Park and Motspur Park. As it is a fairly busy level crossing, a long footbridge has been built over the line. This is the view from the footbridge towards Raynes Park.

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. At this time there was no place of any importance between Wimbledon and Epsom and little traffic used the line except on race days. Although the line had been opened in 1859, a station was not opened until 1925 to serve the West Barnes area, which had been built over during the 1920s and 1930s. This was named Motspur Park. Motspur Park only became a junction in 1938 when the Chessington Branch was opened. This was a very late arrival and never reached through to its planned destination of Leatherhead. The level crossing at West Barnes Lane is half way between Raynes Park and Motspur Park. This is the view from the crossing towards Raynes Park.

The up and down lines diverge to make a flying junction with the main line at Raynes Park.

Looking towards Epsom.