Lovers' Lane Halt railway station

Lovers' Lane Halt railway station was a minor railway station in north Devon or halt, situated close to the town of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea (Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge, and the River Taw.[3]

Lovers' Lane Halt
A map showing the site of the halt
Location	Appledore, Torridge England
Coordinates	51.0563°N 4.1981°W
Grid reference	SS460308
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping	British Electric Traction
Key dates
1 May 1908[1]	Opened
28 March 1917	Closed[2]

History

The halt was opened in 1908 and the next station on the line was Appledore, the terminus of the line lying some 7½ miles from Bideford.[4] The line had until 1901 run only as far as Northam.[3]

Infrastructure

Lovers' Lane had a simple single platform, raised one foot above rail level, without any shelter and without lighting.[5] It had no freight facilities.[6] It was at the road junction with the Mount (0.3 miles from Watertown) with steps running down towards the lifeboat station.[7]

Micro history

The trackbed from Appledore to Richmond Road Halt was converted into a road and the platform removed in the process.[8]

See also

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Appledore Lovers' Lane Halt Richmond Road Halt Northam Beach Road Westward Ho! Cornborough Abbotsham Road Kenwith Castle Halt Causeway The Lane Halt Locomotive shed Strand Road Halt Bideford Quay Bideford North Devon Railway

• Northam station
• Westward Ho! station
• Appledore station

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Appledore Line and station closed		Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway		Richmond Road Halt Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Baxter, Page 23
2. Jenkins, Page 123
3. Jenkins, Page 110
4. Garner, Page 29
5. Jenkins, Page 56
6. Jenkins, Page 62
7. Baxter, Page 39
8. Garner, Page 105

Sources

• Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901–1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
• Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
• Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
• Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901–1917. Pub. West Country Publications.