Monument record MWX785 - Hamworthy Station, Hamworthy, Poole

Hamworthy Station was built as part of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway in 1847. It was originally known as Poole Junction and later renamed Hamworthy Junction as it was at the junction between the Southampton and Dorchester line and a branch line to Poole Station (which was at Hamworthy until 1872). The station house is of two-storeys and built in a Jacobean style of Broadmayne brick with yellow brick dressings.

Railway station on the Southampton and Dorchester line, opened in 1847. (1)

Hamworthy Junction Station was built as part of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway and opened in June 1847. It was originally known as Poole Junction and was at the junction between the Southampton and Dorchester line and a branch line to Poole Station (which was at Hamworthy until 1872). The station house is of two storeys and is built in Jacobean style of Broadmayne brick with yellow brick quoins and window dressings. (2)

It is now known as Hamworthy Station.

<1> National Monuments Record, Unknown, Hamworthy Junction Station: Buildings File (Index). SWX9120.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 416 (Monograph). SDO149.

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF006769 (Index). SDO14738.

HAMWORTHY JUNCTION STATION, POOLE

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 501664 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 1 2024 6:25PM