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Merstone Railway Station
Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone villagePomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, on the line from Newport railway station (IoWCR Isle of Wight), Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 History It opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 In 1897 a new line opened from Merstone to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence (Isle of Wight) railway station, St Lawrence and in 1900 to Ventnor West railway station, Ventnor West station . Located in the heart of a farming community, Merstone was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947.Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 The station bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merstone, Isle Of Wight
Merstone is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is home to Merston Manor, built in 1605 in the Jacobean style by Edward Cheeke, and rebuilt in the Victorian era. Merston Manor was first mentioned in the Domesday Book, and the present structure is arguably the oldest brick house on the Island. Prior to the Norman Conquest, Merston Manor was owned by the Brictuin family. The manor now belongs to the ''Crofts'' family. According to the Post Office the population of the hamlet was at the 2011 Census included in the civil parish of Arreton. Although the manor was considered the most important residence, from 1928 onwards, the ''Latheys'' (distant relatives of Anne Boleyn - Henry VIII's second wife) were considered to be the most important family to reside in the hamlet, bringing about change and somewhat encouraging the residents to modernise more hastily. One prominent member of the Lathey family, ''Michael Lathey Jnr'' became infamous among the occupants of the hamlet due to a string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
