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Monument record TQ 73 SE 15 - Site of Cranbrook Railway Station
Summary
Cranbrook station was built in 1893 as part of a branch line running between Cranbrook and Padddock Wood. The building itself is identical in design to Goudhurst Station: a tall three bay, two storey station house with dormers and a single storey waiting room with roof serving as platform canopy. It was closed with the branch line in 1961 and was converted to a pottery workshop.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 75354 34510 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ73SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CRANBROOK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
Cranbrook station, built 1893 as part of Cranbrook and Padddock Wood railway. An identical design to Goudhurst Station, a tall 3 bay 2 storey station house with dormers and a single storey waiting room with roof serving as platform canopy. Closed 1961 and converted to a pottery workshop
From The National Monuments Record:
Site of station on the Hawkhurst Branch Line, opened in 1893. It was closed in 1961. (1)
Historic England archive material: BF006455 CRANBROOK STATION, CRANBROOK
<1> H. P. White, 1964, A Regional History of the Railways of Southern Britian Vol. 2 (Monograph). SKE32114.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE32114 Monograph: H. P. White. 1964. A Regional History of the Railways of Southern Britian Vol. 2. [Mapped feature: #68615 Railway station, ]
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2023 9:26PM