Bulverhythe (also known as St Leonards Bulverhythe[3]) was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex.[4]
St Leonards Bulverhythe | |
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| General information | |
| Location | East Bulverhythe, West St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex England |
| Grid reference | TQ784088 |
| Platforms | ? |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 27 June 1846[1][2] | Opened |
| 7 November 1846 | Closed |
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History
editThe independent Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was incorporated in 1844 to construct a 32.5 miles (52.3 km) line from Brighton to Bulverhythe, 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Hastings.[5] A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 27 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road[6] pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten.[7] The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at St Leonards West Marina in November 1846.[8] The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill | Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway East Coastway Line |
Terminus | ||
Present day
editSt Leonards West Marina station closed in 1967 and the only remaining station in the West St Leonards area is West St Leonards.
References
edit- ^ "St Leonards West Marina". Disused Stations.
- ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
- ^ Course, Edwin (1973). The Railways of Southern England: the Main Lines. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-7134-0490-6.
- ^ Kent Rail, "Brighton".
- ^ White, H.P. (1992). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Southern England (Vol. 2). Nairn, Scotland: David St John Thomas. p. 84. ISBN 0-946537-77-1.
- ^ Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, Brighton to Three Bridges, 27 December 2004.
- ^ "The Bull Inn". 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Course 1973, p. 149.