Proposed Railway Schemes that would have come to Charmouth
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Sir John Hawkshaw`s Scheme to link Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster by Rail in November 1864

The Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster Railway Company proposals to link Charmouth with its neighbours.

The Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster Railway Company proposals to link Charmouth with its neighbours.
The Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster Railway Company proposals to link Charmouth with its neighbours.
The Bridport, Lyme Regis and Axminster Railway Company proposals to link Charmouth with Bridport
The Bridport, Lyme Regis & Axminster Railway Company Map showing Charmouth section, with Station on the site of The Recreation Ground
The Bridport, Lyme Regis & Axminster Railway Company Map showing Charmouth section, with Station on the site of The Recreation Ground
The Bridport, Lyme Regis & Axminster Railway Company Map showing Charmouth section, with Station on the site of The Recreation Ground

The Bridport, Lyme Regis & Axminster Railway Company Map showing Charmouth section, with Station on the site of The Recreation Ground
The Lyme Regis Section of the Railway
Newspaper cutting detailing proposed Route for the Railway line
 
 
The Book of Reference shows John Hawkshaw as Lord of the Manor after purchasing from George Frean.  
   
Isambard Kingdom Brunel`s Proposal for Railway to Charmouth -1846
Josrph Locke`s Proposal for Railway to Charmouth -1846
Joseph Lockes Plan for Railway to Charmouth
Joseph Lockes Plan for Railway to Charmouth drawn on to 1811 Ordnance Survey Map by Colonel Mudge at the Tower of London
 
Plan of Railway Line with its station at the rear of Catherston Cottages near Charmouth Bridge
 
   
Brunel`s Reference Book for the Exeter Great Western Railway
Brunel`s Reference Book for the Exeter Great Western Railway showing property in Charmouth in 1846
Brunel`s Reference Book for the Exeter Great Western Railway showing property in Charmouth in 1846
Brunel`s Reference Book for the Exeter Great Western Railway showing property in Charmouth in 1846
 
 
A Map of the proposed Railway showing how the line would have ran behind the street with a Station on the site of the present Recreation Ground with access from Barrs lane
The Bridport Railway Station was to open in 1857
The Timetable for Bridport in 1857

LYME REGIS RAILWAY Proposed route for an Extension to Bridport dated November 1874 following along the shore through Charmouth

LYME REGIS RAILWAY Proposed route for an Extension to Bridport dated November 1874 following along the shore through Charmouth
LYME REGIS RAILWAY Proposed route for an Extension to Bridport dated November 1874 following along the shore through Charmouth
A map of the Railway Lines operating in 1924