The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The community created by the station-2nd May to 29th June
2 May 2023 at 11:00:00
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Tuesday 2nd May - Thursday 29th June 2023
This exhibition will be on display for 2 months in the Foyer of the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester. A 14-panel, poster display was compiled in order to celebrate the anniversary of the opening of our station in 1840 and first displayed in Warren Hall, Micheldever Station on 8th May 2022. The HRO is a 2-minute walk from Winchester railway station and Car Parking is available closeby in Gladstone Street or Tower Street.
The link on the HRO website gives the details
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