Havenstreet railway station

Havenstreet
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	East of Guildford Farm, near Havenstreet, Isle of Wight England
Coordinates	50°42′19″N1°12′55″W / 50.70520°N 1.21541°W / 50.70520; -1.21541
Grid reference	SZ555898
Managed by	Ryde 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 )
Platforms	2
Key dates
1875	Opened (Haven Street)
1958	Renamed (Havenstreet)
21 February 1966	Closed
1971	Reopened
Location

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

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.

In September 2025 it was one of seven railway-associated buildings which were grade II listed in the week of the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. ^[6] English Heritage recognises it for its architectural and historic interest. ^[7]

Stationmasters

• Albert Gale ca. 1877 ^[8]
• Frederick Drudge ca. 1879–1881 (afterwards station master at Horringford)
• William Henry Strawn ca. 1881 ca. 1882 ^[9] (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			Following station
Wootton Terminus		Isle of Wight Steam Railway		Ashey towards Smallbrook Junction

Gallery

• 
  Havenstreet Station shop, workshops and museum
• 
  Havenstreet Station sign
• 
  Approaching line from Guildford Farm
• 
  Line approaching Havenstreet from Ashey
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  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. Brown, Mark (24 September 2025). "World's first purpose-built railway pub gets listed status". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
7. Historic England. "Havenstreet railway station building (1494608)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
8. "Alleged Breach of the Railway Act" . Hampshire Independent. England. 12 September 1877. Retrieved 28 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "About a Return Ticket" . Hampshire Independent. England. 8 March 1882. Retrieved 28 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Isle of Wight Steam Railway photographs, WightCAM – photographically illustrated walks on the Isle of Wight.