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!
Dever Society
The Dever Society was founded in 1990 to combat the threat of a new town at Micheldever Station. Our mission is to conserve, protect and celebrate Hampshire’s rural heartland.
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The Dever Society is an amenity society and is a registered charity. The Society’s mission is to conserve, protect and celebrate the countryside in this part of Hampshire. In particular, we are concerned with the conservation and enhancement of the mid-Hampshire Downs and the Dever Valley, which comprise the rural heartland of the county. These areas provide a unique and valued resource for those who visit and enjoy the countryside, as well as forming an essential feature of the agricultural economy of the county.
While the Society’s principal focus remains the protection of this area of Hampshire from inappropriate development, it also plays an active role in the planning of the wider area.
NO to Micheldever New Town
New town site
In date? 1990s? The Police House in Duke St was used for a time as the office of the Dever Society. The Photo is a party of volunteers to clean the house before use. L- R Rev Ben Flenley – mop, ??, ??, Wendy Pursey, Don Brisdon – rear, spectacles , Master Flenley, Jean Brisdon – mop, Graham Francis, ??on ladder, Charles Hobbs - bottom of ladder, Grahm Pursey, Khalisd Aziz Chairman – jersey round neck, Laurence d’Agostino rear by window, Brian Walker with bucket, Alan Biddiscombe – rear, ?? lady, ?Lesley?, Janet Hallam – bucket, Jill Lee, white cloth?, Paddy Biddiscombe – rear, ??lady with bucket, Roger Townsend.
NO to Micheldever New Town