(ABOVE): This photo shows Portslade station (Yes Geoff, I know!) which is relatively
unchanged in the present day save for the small entrance canopy over the
approach steps, which was removed in 1891. Green’s sponge cake-mix factory stood
behind the house far right in the photo, and had its own siding.
Lens of Sutton
(BELOW): One
of the successful class D1 locos (No.362) passes under the footbridge. Note the
guard’s van in the platform (left of the photo), which is displaying the LV board. This indicated that
it was the last vehicle in the train. More recently, a white painted lamp with
red glass has indicated to staff that the train is complete and has not shed
any vehicles en-route! The little building just behind the chimney of the loco
is the little booking office on the north side of the footbridge, and still
stood as recently as 2000. It is also interesting to note that the island
platform has yet to be constructed.
(ABOVE): This
photo shows the original station for Hove, Holland Road. This is the view due
southeast taken from the Lyndhurst Road side of the track and
looking towards what is currently Wickes Home Improvements in Davigdor Road. The bridge takes Holland Road across the Portsmouth bound line.
E.Wilmshurst
(ABOVE): This
view shows Holland Road Station from the opposite
platform, taken around 1956.
E.Wilmshurst
(ABOVE): This
view shows the Hove station that exists today. Situated at the top of Goldstone Villas, it
opened on 1st October 1865 and was originally named
Cliftonville & West Brighton. It was later changed to Hove & West
Brighton in 1893 and just 2 years later reverted to just Hove Station. In 1893,
the booking hall (left of picture) was constructed and the canopies added to
both buildings. Unfortunately, the date of construction of the canopies cannot
be verified.
Lens of
Sutton
