Godshill railway station
- Southern Railway
- Southern Region of British Railways
Godshill station was at Godshill on the Isle of Wight on the Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway, later the Isle of Wight Central Railway.
History
It opened on 20 July 1897[1] as a single platform station with a small goods siding and this layout remained until closure. The station was reduced to the status of an unstaffed halt in 1927.
The station was not a financial success and never brought a large income to managers. There was some agricultural traffic, notably milk, and a few local passengers until the bus services became well established.
Stationmasters
- William Froud ca. 1898 ca. 1901
- Harry Alfred Phillips ca. 1910 ca. 1911
- Frederick William Henry Stay 1917 - 1923[2]
Location
The station was surrounded by fields but at the same time ½ mile from the centre of the village. This is still the case today. The platform still stands and the station buildings have been converted into private dwellings.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitwell | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Ventnor West branch | Merstone |
Other stations on the branch
The other stations on the Ventnor West branch were:
- Merstone (where the branch joined the Newport-Sandown line)
- Whitwell
- St. Lawrence (the original terminus of the line from 1897 to 1900)
- Ventnor West
External links
- Godshill station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Godshill Station
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- Freshwater
- Yarmouth
- Ningwood
- Calbourne & Shalfleet
- Watchingwell
- Carisbrooke
- Newport FYN
- Bembridge
- St Helens
- Wroxall
- Ventnor
- Cowes
- Mill Hill
- Medina Wharf
- Cement Mills Halt
- Newport IWCR
- Newport Pan Lane
- Shide
- Blackwater
- Merstone
- Godshill
- Whitwell
- St Lawrence
- Ventnor West
- Horringford
- Newchurch
- Alverstone
- Whippingham
References
- ^ "A new route to the undercliff. Successful inauguration of the Newport, Godshill and Ventnor-Stl Lawrence Railway". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 24 July 1897. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Island Stationmaster. Tragically Sudden Death". Hampshire Independent. England. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
50°38′10″N 1°15′49″W / 50.6360°N 1.2637°W / 50.6360; -1.2637