Godshill railway station

Godshill
The old station in 2017, now a private residence. The platform is still clearly visible, with a modern extension built over part of it.
General information
Location	Godshill, Isle of Wight England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway
Pre-grouping	Isle of Wight Central Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1897 (1897-07-20)	Opened as Godshill
1928	Renamed Godshill Halt for Sandford
15 September 1952 (1952-09-15)	Closed
Location

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

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

Main article: Ventnor West 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

References

1. "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.
2. "Island Stationmaster. Tragically Sudden Death" . Hampshire Independent. England. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 26 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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