Monument record TQ 87 NW 15 - Stoke Junction to Allhallows branch line (dismantled)

Summary

A branch line from Stoke Junction to Allhallows was opened on 14th May 1932. It closed on 4th December 1961 and was subsequently dismantled. Visible in aerial photographs taken shortly after the second World War.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8446 7693 (312m by 2695m) FCE
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TQ 84407561 - TQ 84407825) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (1) The double track branch line from Stoke Junction to Allhallows was opened on 14th May 1932 and closed on 4th December 1961 (2). Site photographs (3-5).

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Allhallows parish. The report states: "Little evidence of the former railway branch line remains. At the time of closure in 1961 the site at Allhallows on Sea included station buildings, platforms, a goods shed, water tank, rails and a turntable. Since 1975 most of this has been cleared to provide additional plots for the residential caravan estate, Allhallows Park. However, the metal pillar tank has survived in this rather incongruous setting. " The metal water tank is separately recored on the HER. (6)


<1> OS 1:10000 1972 (OS Card Reference). SKE48157.

<2> Reg Hist of Rlys of Gt Britain 2 S Eng 1969 63 (H P White) (OS Card Reference). SKE49129.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9552.

<4> 1965, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11250.

<5> 1965, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11251.

<6> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Allhallows Parish. Research Report 11-2014 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31596.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1972.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Reg Hist of Rlys of Gt Britain 2 S Eng 1969 63 (H P White).
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4012. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1965. Photograph. TQ8476/1. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1965. Photograph. TQ8476/2. print.
  • <6>XY Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Allhallows Parish. Research Report 11-2014. [Mapped feature: #7927 railway, ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Allhallows Parish. Research Report 11-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series 11-2014) (EKE15029)

Record last edited

Sep 28 2021 4:26PM