Greatstone-on-sea Station Traditional Cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
Andy
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Greatstone-on-sea Station
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Greatstone-on-Sea Station
The station came about in 1937 when the Southern Railway decided to realign its branch line to New Romney (which had been opened in 1884) closer to the sea and to open two intermediate stations - Lydd on Sea and Greatstone-on-Sea. It was located at the end of Baldwin Road in Greatstone, where Greatstone Primary School and the local scout group headquarters are now.
Greatstone-on-Sea Station was convenient for the holiday camp and the beach. It was equipped with basic facilities consisting of a long single platform on the up side with a simple shelter, and an extensive concrete forecourt provided for the coaches which were expected to ferry in crowds of holidaymakers.
The failure of Greatstone to develop into a substantial residential area and holiday resort, coupled with the inconvenient siting of the station by comparison with the RHDR's New Romney, Greatstone Dunes and Romney Sands stations, led to it being downgraded to an unstaffed halt in 1954.
As passenger traffic continued to dwindle and freight became insignificant, the New Romney branch fell into decline and was listed for closure in the Beeching Report. Passenger services ceased in 1967.
The platform was demolished sometime after 1983.
Although the track bed from Romney Junction towards New Romney is easily traceable, little remains of Greatstone-on-Sea station today except for the forecourt which is used for parking and a slightly raised area of ground where the platform once lay.
The platform was demolished in the 1980s and an access road to the Greatstone Primary School car park crosses the platform area.
From the cache location you can see the back of Greatstone Primary School. The old railway platform would have been at the front of the school but for safety reasons I have kept a safe distance. You are looking for a clip top 15oz container. It contains a log book and pencils. The cache is big enough to take small items. Please keep a lookout for muggle muts walking their owners.
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