Corfe Castle Station Footbridge - Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 38.295 W 002° 03.300
30U E 566823 N 5610024
At the base of the footbridge on the station platform this blue plaque can be seen dedicated to the volunteers who built this bridge.
Waymark Code: WMN7C8
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/11/2015
Views: 3
The plaque reads:
'National Railway Heritage Awards
GNER
The G.N.E.R. Volunteers Award
Presented to
Swanage Railway Trust
for
Corfe Castle Station Footbridge
by
Rt Hon.
Gwyneth Dunwoody M.P.
2007'
Above the blue plaque is another plaque reading:
'This footbridge was originally manufactured by
W. Richards & Son, Leicester,
to a drawing dated 1 March 1893 for the London,
Brighton and South Coast Railway. It stood at
Dorset Road, Merton Park Station, on the
Wimbledon to West Croydon line until it became
redundant in 1998 as a result of the building of
the Croydon Tram Link along the original
alignment. It was donated to the Swanage Railway
with two other bridges and transported to St.
Leonards, Dorset for extension, reduction in
height and renovation prior to being re-erected
here at Corfe Castle Station.
The Corfe Castle Footbridge
was formally opened by
Mr David Quarmby CBE,
Chairman Strategic Rail Authority 2004 - 2006
on 28 April 2007.'
Blue Plaque managing agency: National Railway Heritage Awards
Individual Recognized: Corfe Castle Station Footbridge
Physical Address:
Corfe Castle Railway Station
Station Road
Corfe Castle, Dorset United Kingdom
BH20 5EJ
Web Address: [Web Link]
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