BATTLE
9th January 2008

A former South Eastern Railway station on the Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line. Battle was opened in 1852 and was designed by William Tress. The building is constructed in roughly coursed rubble and laid out in a medieval plan. The theme is very eccleasiastical. Operated and served by Southeastern.
CRS code: BAT

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The station building seen from the forecourt. 8th January 2008.
The station building seen from the forecourt. 8th January 2008.
The London end of the station building. 8th January 2008.
The London end of the station building. 8th January 2008.
Station frontage and tracery detail 8th January 2008.
Station frontage and tracery detail 8th January 2008.
Dormer window detail. 8th January 2008.
Dormer window detail. 8th January 2008.
Window detail on the station front. 8th January 2008.
Window detail on the station front. 8th January 2008.
Booking office windows. 8th January 2008.
Booking office windows. 8th January 2008.
Booking hall internal roof detail. 8th January 2008.
Booking hall internal roof detail. 8th January 2008.
Corbel within the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
Corbel within the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
Booking hall interior. 8th January 2008.
Booking hall interior. 8th January 2008.
Hooded fireplace in the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
Hooded fireplace in the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
Another fireplace in the station building. 8th January 2008.
Another fireplace in the station building. 8th January 2008.
The main building seen from the platform side. 8th January 2008.
The main building seen from the platform side. 8th January 2008.
The archways giving access to the platforms from the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
The archways giving access to the platforms from the booking hall. 8th January 2008.
Awning pillar detail. 8th January 2008.
Awning pillar detail. 8th January 2008.
Window detail. 8th January 2008.
Window detail. 8th January 2008.
View beneath the awning that was added in the 1880s. 8th January 2008.
View beneath the awning that was added in the 1880s. 8th January 2008.
Awning valance detail. 8th January 2008.
Awning valance detail. 8th January 2008.
Footbridge steps. 8th January 2008.
Footbridge steps. 8th January 2008.
Southern Railway concrete bridge number post by the footbridge. 8th January 2008.
Southern Railway concrete bridge number post by the footbridge. 8th January 2008.
General view looking towards Hastings showing the down platform. 8th January 2008.
General view looking towards Hastings showing the down platform. 8th January 2008.
A view of the station in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).
A view of the station in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).