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Highbridge Station with new housing development,
picture here taken in February 2005. Pic © Wessex Trains (agreed use) |
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The GWR station at
Highbridge looking due east across to the site of the S&D
platforms. The Southern Railway designed concrete footbridge used to
extend across to the left over to the S&D station. April 2002. Pic
© Chris Nevard |
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View from the footbridge
above looking due east. the remains of the S&D station is 3 foot
under here! The station was flattened in 1971 when the area was turned
into a depot for storage of flyash used in the construction of the M5.
Highbridge locomotive works (closed in 1930 with the redundancy of 400
people) was roughly where there modern warehouses are in the far
distance. It is hard to believe that until March 1966 one could have taken a
train to Bournemouth from here! April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard |
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Believe it or not, this
was where the Burnham on Sea line crossed over Church Street on the
busy A38. Highbridge East A Box was just where the car is standing. The building on the left, now a bed and breakfast used to be a public house selling "Starkey's Bronze Medal Ales".
April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard |
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The GWR mainline, the S&D crossed over the line
here on the level at a diagonal following the line of the brambles
from left to right. The line then curved around to the left through 'Quicksave'.
The former Highbridge GWR goods yard was on the area of land behind
the red brick hut. April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard |
