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Baynards Railway Station
Baynards was a railway station on the Cranleigh Line, between , Surrey and , West Sussex, England. The station opened with the line on 2 October 1865. The station comprises the stationmaster's house, two waiting rooms, covered platforms, storesheds, a booking hall, a porch and a large goods shed. The station covers in all . History Baynards station was built for Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow, Lord Thurlow, the owner of nearby Baynards Park, whose land was on the route of the proposed railway line. As a condition of sale, Lord Thurlow insisted on having a station built to serve his estate, despite there being no large settlement nearby.The line was built as a single track, but since Baynards was approximately midway between Guildford and Horsham, the station was constructed with two platforms and a signal box to enable trains to pass. The station was also used as the local post office in times when up to 30 horses and carts would queue outside on mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baynards Railway Station
Baynards was a railway station on the Cranleigh Line, between , Surrey and , West Sussex, England. The station opened with the line on 2 October 1865. The station comprises the stationmaster's house, two waiting rooms, covered platforms, storesheds, a booking hall, a porch and a large goods shed. The station covers in all . History Baynards station was built for Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow, Lord Thurlow, the owner of nearby Baynards Park, whose land was on the route of the proposed railway line. As a condition of sale, Lord Thurlow insisted on having a station built to serve his estate, despite there being no large settlement nearby.The line was built as a single track, but since Baynards was approximately midway between Guildford and Horsham, the station was constructed with two platforms and a signal box to enable trains to pass. The station was also used as the local post office in times when up to 30 horses and carts would queue outside on mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
