Disused Stations: Bishop's Waltham Station

[Source: Nick Catford]

In this aerial view of Bishops Waltham taken in 1951 the station was now open only for goods traffic but, from this side, little has changed apart from the removal of the small canopy in front of the entrance to the booking office. The lamp room with its sloping roof is seen at the south (left) end of the building and to its left is the gents' toilet. A wooden hut is seen to the north (right) of the station building, this was an engineers' store. In the middle centre at the bottom of the picture a water tank on a brick base is seen. The engine shed which was demolished in 1933 stood immediately in front of it with the coal stage to the north (right). Further north the goods shed with its deep valance is seen over the road vehicle loading dock. The north end of the long goods yard is seen bottom right.The entire length of the goods yard is now occupied by Corhampton Road (B3035) which was built on the trackbed in 1971 to bypass Bishops Waltham. To the north of the station is the course od the siding (lifted in 1947) seen curving round to the clay and brick works which is seen top right. The works had closed by 1956; the site at the end of Claylands Road is still in industrial use. Looking at a modern aerial view none of the building appear to be original. The siding had one level crossing on Sawmill Lane which is seen to the right of the house left of centre. Bishops Waltham pond is seen in the foreground.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Simmons Aerofilms Ltd

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Station Name: BISHOP'S WALTHAM