Cliddesden
A residential training course in Hampshire allowed me to make a pilgrimage to the site of Cliddesden station, just outside Basingstoke. It last saw passengers in 1932 but five years later achieved fame as Buggleskelly, with many action scenes in the comedy 'Oh Mr Porter' being filmed here. Stars Will Hay, Graham Moffat and Moore Marriott got into various scrapes around this little station. By the time of my visit in 1991 just the mounds of the platforms, now on private land, and the trace of the track bed in between were visible. This view from the site of the level crossing looks south east through the site towards Alton.
Location: Cliddesden (former)
Original line: Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 24/04/1991
Image number: 78642
