Building record TR 23 NW 161 - Folkestone Harbour Station

Folkestone harbour station was opened in 1850 as the terminus of the South Eastern Railway's London - Fokestone line.

Folkestone Harbour played a nationally significant role during the First World War, as an embarkation point for troops going to fight and for those returning on leave. A café operated on the platform during this period. (1)

Historic England archive material: VF000054 Folkestone Harbour, Folkestone, Kent BF006482 FOLKESTONE HARBOUR STATION, FOLKESTONE

<1> English Heritage, 2011, English Heritage (Listing) Advice Report for the Site of Folkestone Harbour Station Café (Unpublished document). SKE17257.

<2> H. P. White, 1964, A Regional History of the Railways of Southern Britian Vol. 2 (Monograph). SKE32114.