2014

TQ8477 : A dead horse and a dead railway

taken 10 years ago, near to Allhallows-on-Sea, Medway, England

A dead horse and a dead railway
A dead horse and a dead railway
This is the view from Binney Road which leads from Allhallows to Binney Farm and Allhallows Marshes. There are a number of horse paddocks in this immediate area. One of the horses was buried here. The inscription says "CHILLY BRIDGE C.B. 1.11.73 - 24.10.98" and the lying horse in stone is next to it.

The embankment behind is the remains of the former branch railway line from Stoke Junction to Allhallows-on-Sea station. The railway was a very short-lived affair. It was opened on 16th May 1932 by the Southern Railway in an effort to develop a seaside resort at Allhallows on Sea. A station hotel was built but the rather bleak location could never compete with other resorts and although the branch was doubled in 1935, it always struggled. After the Second World War there was a steady decline in passengers and the line was singled again in 1957. It finally closed on 4th December 1961. See LinkExternal link for a fuller history of the branch.

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Geographical Context: Railways Derelict, Disused Burial ground, Crematorium other tags: Horse Burial Railway Former Railway (Former) Horse Paddock Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Binney Road [11] · Road Leads [9] Other Photos: · A former horse buried near a former railway ·
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TQ8477, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 July, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8431 7756 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.0194N 0:39.1261E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8431 7754
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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