2015
SZ5391 : Old adverts on Wootton railway station
taken 11 years ago, near to Wootton Common, Isle of Wight, England
Old adverts on Wootton railway station
Wootton station is the western terminus of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, where colourful old adverts recall a bygone age. This sample is alongside the entrance to the male toilets. Depicting many swans and a young woman in Edwardian dress, a poster advertises London & South Western Railway express trains from Waterloo to Weymouth in three hours.
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway :: SZ5589 (provided by Malc McDonald)
There was once a network of railway lines serving the Isle of Wight. Almost all were closed down in the 1950s and 1960s, leaving just one remaining line linking Ryde Pier with Shanklin.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a "heritage" railway run by volunteers, which has restored services to section of line between Wootton and Smallbrook. At Smallbrook the line ends at a specially-built station, where passengers can interchange with the Ryde to Shanklin train service.
More information about the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is here: Link
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- Grid Square
- SZ5391, 152 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Jaggery (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 4 September, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 10 December, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 5370 9121
[10m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.0827N 1:14.4417W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 5370 9121
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
