Brighton And Bulverhythe Railway |
| Hob Uid: 1358074 | |
Location :
East Sussex
Hastings, Wealden, Lewes, Rother
The City of Brighton and Hove
Westham, Falmer, Polegate, Arlington, Selmeston, Berwick, Glynde, Beddingham, St. Ann (Without), Lewes, Long Man, Firle, Pevensey
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : TQ3000005000 |
| Summary : The 'East Coast Line' railway was authorised in 1844 between Brighton and Bulverhythe, West of Hastings, via Lewes and Polegate. The Brighton - Lewes section was completed as a double track, the section from Lewes to Bulverhythe being a single track. Opened 1846. |
More information : The `East Coast Line' railway was authorised in 1844 between Brighton and Bulverhythe, West of Hastings, via Lewes and Polegate. The Brighton - Lewes section was completed as a double track, the section from Lewes to Bulverhythe being a single track. Opened 1846. (1)
The 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey map (1875) near Bexhill shows the line referred to as L.B & S.C.R (the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway), the Brighton & Hastings branch, but on the 4th edition of the Ordnance Survey Map (1930) shows the railway line marked as the Southern Railway east of Norman's Bay. (2-3)
The railway line west of Norman's Bay to Westham is marked as the East Coast Line on the 4th edition Ordnance Survey Map (1927). (4) |