Monument record MWX998 - Hamworthy Goods Station, Hamworthy, Poole

Hamworthy Goods Station was built at the terminus of a branch line from the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. It was opened in 1847 served as the station for Poole until the current Poole Station was opened in 1872. It was closed to passenger traffic in 1896.

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

The current Hamworthy Goods Station was built as the original Poole Station on a branch line from the Southampton and Dorchester Railway from Hamworthy Junction (then called Poole Junction). It was opened in 1847 served as the station for Poole until the current Poole Station was opened in 1872. (2) It was closed to passenger traffic in 1896 and still serves as a goods station for Hamworthy quay.

<1> National Monuments Record, Unknown, Hamworthy Station: Buildings File (Index). SWX9099.

<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.

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