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upon his agreeing to the railway being constructed through his estate. As Sir John is himself a director of the celebrated London and South-Western
Railway, you may be sure that there are few things about railway stations and their appointments that he does not perfectly understand, and so you will
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It is owned and was constructed by the
Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway by agreement with Sir John Stephen Harrington Simeon, who lives at the large house in the immediate neighbourhood of this station. He fitted up Watchingwell, house and estate, to suit his own ideas, and when the railway
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Visitors to the Isle of Wight, especiallv those who have traversed the railway line from
Newport to Freshwater in the Island, will not need telling of the witching station of Watchingwell. It is a spot almost fairy-like in its beauty, a veritable summer paradise. You have only got four miles or so
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is a woman! There are other places that have women as "masters" of stations, but not another private station owns one at the present time, I believe. She has living-rooms attached to the station buildings, and extremely comfortable those rooms are, too. Her husband is a platelayer on the railway.
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to do so. Semaphores are provided for this purpose, and are worked by the woman in charge. The station itself lies in a "block" section, so that special electrical connection is not necessary. The only people using it are the tenants on the estate and visitors to, or those having direct business
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In one thing it is novel amongst stations of its kind. The duties at the station are so light and the receipts so small that it is not surprising to learn that its
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from the capital of the Island when you come across one of the tiniest, prettiest, and most attractive private railway stations in the whole of our country.
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in 1923, de-staffed in 1948 and closed in 1953. It was, by its very nature, a sparsely used station. It is now a private residence
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The trains stop for Sir John's family and visitors when required, being signalled by the
Stationn
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not be surprised to learn that
Watchingwell Station is as complete as it well can be made.
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was projected this gentleman required this facility as a
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337:References
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