Woodcroft halt
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Woodcroft Halt was a railway halt located in the parish of Buriton between Rowlands Castle and Petersfield on the Portsmouth Direct Line. During World War II, in 1940 the Admiralty requisitioned Ditcham Park (grid reference SU748177), a nearby country house for use as a convalescent home for sailors (the house is now a private school). The halt was built to serve Ditcham Park principally for trains from the extensive naval facilities in Portsmouth about 20 km away.
Because of its naval nature it wasn't featured on many maps, some maps however did mark it by a little tab but without a name.
The halt is now demolished and only a footbridge remains.
[edit] Location
The halt was almost certainly located at grid reference SU738166 which is now marked on the OS 1:25000 map as "Woodcroft Crossing". Another possibility is 400 metres further south at Woodcroft Farm.
[edit] References
- ISBN 0-906520-25-8 Woking to Portsmouth (Southern Main Line Railway Albums), Middleton Press, page 96
[edit] External links
- Information sheet about Ditcham on the Buriton website. Note the "ladies" brought in every Thursday night.
- Ralph W. Hill's war time memories
- Picture of Ditcham Park School at Geograph
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