Havenstreet railway station

Havenstreet railway station is a railway station at Havenstreet, Isle of Wight.

Havenstreet
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationEast of Guildford Farm, near Havenstreet, Isle of Wight
England
Coordinates50.70520°N 1.21541°W / 50.70520; -1.21541
Grid referenceSZ555898
Managed byRyde and Newport Railway (1875 to 1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Isle of Wight Steam Railway (since 1971 )
Platforms2
Key dates
1875Opened (Haven Street)
1958Renamed (Havenstreet)
21 February 1966Closed
1971Reopened

History

It opened in 1875[1] and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railway[2] and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958.[3] It closed on 21 February 1966[4] but re-opened as the headquarters of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 1971.

Developments since re-opening have included the construction of a locomotive works, carriage and wagon repair works, additional sidings and a café. Additionally, the former gasworks has been opened to the public as a shop and museum, the water tower formerly at Newport was re-erected at Havenstreet in 1971,[5] and money is being raised for the construction of a carriage storage shed.

Stationmasters
  • Albert Gale ca. 1877[6]
  • Frederick Drudge ca. 1879–1881 (afterwards station master at Horringford)
  • William Henry Strawn ca. 1881 ca. 1882[7] (formerly station master at Mill Hill, Cowes)
  • George Fitzgibbon ca. 1899
  • Frederick Deadman ca. 1910
  • George Spinks ca. 1915
  • Frederick G. Drew ca. 1935 (also station master at Ashey)
Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Wootton   Isle of Wight Steam Railway   Ashey
  • Havenstreet Station shop, workshops and museum
    Havenstreet Station shop, workshops and museum
  • Havenstreet Station sign
    Havenstreet Station sign
  • Approaching line from Guildford Farm
    Approaching line from Guildford Farm
  • Line approaching Havenstreet from Ashey
    Line approaching Havenstreet from Ashey
  • A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
    A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

References
  1. C.A., Pomeroy (1993). Isle of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford,Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0947971629.
  2. "Haven Street". Southern Railway E-mail Group. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Station Name: HAVENSTREET". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. Hay P, Midhurst (1988). Steaming Through the Isle of Wight. Middleton. ISBN 0906520568.
  5. "Isle of Wight Steam Railway – Havenstreet". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  6. "Alleged Breach of the Railway Act". Hampshire Independent. England. 12 September 1877. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "About a Return Ticket". Hampshire Independent. England. 8 March 1882. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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