Loss of an LBSCR station

[SussexMan]

Find it sad to see an 1881 ex London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) station be demolished. This was the second station at Polegate and remained open until 1986 when it moved for the second time back to it's original station site.

 

[yorksrob]

Find it sad to see an 1881 ex LBSCR station be demolished. This was the second station at Polegate and remained open until 1986 when it moved for the second time back to it's original station site.


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That is a shame.

A bit of history gone. It's a shame that BR allowed the second station to become so run down in the first place.

 

[John Webb]

A view of the station after conversion:
Old Polegate Station

© Copyright Simon Carey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
(Click on picture to go to the larger original.)
There is also further information on the station and photographs at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/polegate/index.shtml

I assume as a pub it went the way of many pubs in recent years and became disused. Shame it couldn't be found a new use!

John Webb

 

[asylumxl]

Expect ****ty generic flats or houses to be built in its place.

 

[yorksrob]

I once went there with the parents for a drink. It was more of a restaurant than a bar at the time though.

From the top picture, it looks as though the paintwork was in good order.