Barcombe Mills
Location
Location	Barcombe
Area	Lewes, East Sussex
Grid reference	TQ429149
Operations
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
18 October 1858	Opened as "Barcombe"
1 January 1885	Renamed (Barcombe Mills)
4 May 1969	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Barcombe Mills is a disused railway station on the closed section of the Wealden Line. The station was opened in 1858 and closed in 1969. Image File history File links Portal. ... The Wealden Line in relation to other railway lines in Kent Taking its name from its route through the chalk hills of the North and South Downs of the Weald, England, the Wealden Line is a partly abandoned double track railway line in East Sussex and Kent that connected Lewes... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

History

The station opened as "Barcombe" but was renamed "Barcombe Mills" in 1885 so as to avoid confusion with Barcombe station on the Lewes to East Grinstead line. Despite its name, the station is actually situated almost a mile to the south-east of Barcombe village. Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station Oxted line to London East Grinstead Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line Original station Being reopened Kingscote West Hoathly Sharpthorne Tunnel Horsted Keynes Ardingly spur Aggregates depot Copyhold Junction Brighton Main Line Sheffield Park Newick & Chailey Barcombe Wealden Line Barcombe Mills Culver...

It was always a popular station for anglers who were able to fish for trout in the nearby River Ouse. On pre-war bank holidays as many as 1000 tickets were sold in one day.^[1] For other uses, see Trout (disambiguation). ... Ouse is the name of more than one river in Great Britain: River Ouse, Yorkshire River Great Ouse in East Anglia River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse River Ouse, Sussex in East Sussex There is also a town named Ouse: Ouse, Tasmania, Australia See also Rivers... This article is becoming very long. ... For the Bank Holiday declared in the USA during the Great Depression, see Emergency Banking Act. ...

British Railways Southern Region totem station sign for Hither Green. ... The Wealden Line in relation to other railway lines in Kent Taking its name from its route through the chalk hills of the North and South Downs of the Weald, England, the Wealden Line is a partly abandoned double track railway line in East Sussex and Kent that connected Lewes... Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. ...

Present day

It was not until 1985, the year in which the station was purchased by Allan Slater, that preservation and conversion work on the virtually entact structure began in earnest. Many original Victorian features have been retained, including the scalloped woodwork along the rooftops and arched brickwork around the windows which bear testament to the early days of rail travel. The station is now open to the public as a tea-room, with the former ticket office and ladies' waiting room serving as a restaurant and the gentlemen's washrooms as kitchen facilities. The adjoining stationmaster's small one-bedroom house has been converted into a four-bedroom family home, and the trackbed has been filled-in and landscaped.^[2] In April 2003 two chalet-style holiday cottages were opened, resulting in the demolition of the wooden down platform waiting room. This article is about the year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Wealden Line Campaign has lobbied strongly for the reinstatement of the line between Lewes and Uckfield, including the section through Barcombe Mills, and a feasibility study is being carried out to determine the merits of this scheme. Addressing the possibility of the return of his land to railway use, Allan Slater, still the owner of the station, has said that, "[i]f there is genuinely a need for the railway to come through here I don't think I am in a position to stand in their way."^[3]

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