Lovers' Lane Halt railway station

Lovers' Lane Halt
A map showing the site of the halt
Location
Place Appledore
Area Torridge
Coordinates 51°03′23″N 4°11′53″W / 51.0563°N 4.1981°W / 51.0563; -4.1981Coordinates: 51°03′23″N 4°11′53″W / 51.0563°N 4.1981°W / 51.0563; -4.1981
Grid reference SS460308
Operations
Original company Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping British Electric Traction
Platforms 1
History
1 May 1908[1] Opened
28 March 1917 Closed[2]
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Lovers' Lane Halt railway station was a minor railway station in North Devon or halt, situated close to the town of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea (Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge, and the River Taw.[3]

History

The halt was opened in 1908 and the next station on the line was Appledore, the terminus of the line lying some 7½ miles from Bideford.[4] The line had until 1901 run only as far as Northam.[3]

Infrastructure

Lovers' Lane had a simple single platform, raised one foot above rail level, without any shelter and without lighting.[5] It had no freight facilities.[6] It was at the road junction with the Mount (0.3 miles from Watertown) with steps running down towards the lifeboat station.[7]

Micro history

The trackbed from Appledore to Richmond Road Halt was converted into a road and the platform removed in the process.[8]

See also

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Appledore
Lovers' Lane Halt
Richmond Road Halt
Northam
Beach Road
Westward Ho!
Cornborough
Abbotsham Road
Kenwith Castle Halt
Causeway
The Lane Halt
Locomotive shed
Strand Road Halt
Bideford Quay
Bideford
 North Devon Railway
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Appledore
Line and station closed		   Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway   Richmond Road Halt
Line and station closed

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Baxter, Page 23
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Page 123
  3. 1 2 Jenkins, Page 110
  4. ↑ Garner, Page 29
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Page 56
  6. ↑ Jenkins, Page 62
  7. ↑ Baxter, Page 39
  8. ↑ Garner, Page 105
Sources
  • Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901–1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
  • Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
  • Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
  • Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901–1917. Pub. West Country Publications.
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