A picture I took looking towards the station (towards the A339). framed between Station road on the left, with railway cottages and station masters house, and to the far right, Hackwood Lane and Level crossing. In effect the area I plan on modelling.
To begin with we were unsure as to how the line crossed Hackwood Lane, lots is written about the station road level crossing, as a fatality unfortunately happened there. But the only reference I could find for Hackwood lane, is a small map, of the 1911 layout. In fact there is no mention of it in the official inventory. So just to confirm that in fact it was a level crossing we took a closer look.
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| Foundations of railway shelter? Floor is highlighted |
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| Railway embankment, in woods looking towards Alton, after just crossing Hackwood Lane |
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| Hackwood Lane |
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| Modern day embankment, the rail line would have gone straight through the middle. |
Although the picture shows a large embankment on one side, it drops on the other, modern day material was seen in the earth of the embankment, so we were pretty certain it was in fact a level crossing, and the embankment was made later. Hunting around further we found some foundations for a small building, on the side of the road, what we presume to be a shelter for the railway workers who worked the level crossing. If any body knows more details please contact me, as I might be completely wrong.
Watching "Oh, Mr Porter" (1937) may help ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe Hackwood Lane crossing was worked by the Cliddesden porter so not sure there would have been a shelter here.
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