Highbridge Station with new housing development, picture here taken in February 2005. Pic © Wessex Trains (agreed use)

Highbridge Station with new housing development, picture here taken in February 2005. Pic © Wessex Trains (agreed use)

The GWR mainline, the S&D crossed over the line here on the level at a diagonal following the line of the brambles from left to right. The line then curved around to the left through 'Quicksave'. The former Highbridge GWR goods yard was on the area of land behind the red brick hut. April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard

The GWR station at Highbridge looking due east across to the site of the S&D platforms. The Southern Railway designed concrete footbridge used to extend across to the left over to the S&D station. April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard

View from the footbridge above looking due east. the remains of the S&D station is 3 foot under here! The station was flattened in 1971 when the area was turned into a depot for storage of flyash used in the construction of the M5. Highbridge locomotive works (closed in 1930 with the redundancy of 400 people) was roughly where there modern warehouses are in the far distance. It is hard to believe that until March 1966 one could have taken a train to Bournemouth from here! April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard

Believe it or not, this was where the Burnham on Sea line crossed over Church Street on the busy A38. Highbridge East A Box was just where the car is standing. The building on the left, now a bed and breakfast used to be a public house selling "Starkey's Bronze Medal Ales". April 2002. Pic © Chris Nevard