Four Marks Medstead 001 Alresford Heritage Alresford heritage. a collection of old photographs in and around the town of new alresford four marks medstead 001. four marks medstead 002. four marks. The “castle of comfort”, medstead, c.1910. the landlord, harry stanford, landlord 1909 1914, is standing on the left. fred watts, the local baker, is on the right in the cart.
Four Marks Medstead 024 Alresford Heritage The old thatched pavilion on medstead’s green provides the back drop for the teams involved in a cricket match from 1919. some of the participants are four marks and medstead history | photo from alresford heritage’s archives. A preservation society was formed and thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers and enthusiasts the mid hants railway was re opened to visitors as a heritage railway in 1977. it initially ran from alresford to ropley, with the line later extended via medstead & four marks station to alton, a distance of 10 miles in total. It runs 10 miles from alresford to alton with a station at four marks. the original railway line was opened in 1865 and operated by london and south western railway transporting goods also to london. it is used now as a heritage railway being linked to four marks in the 1980’s. The station at medstead & four marks was originally known as medstead, after the ancient village 1½ miles to the north. the village stood on the “old road”, part of the saxon king’s highway from london to winchester which followed the river wey to alton and climbed over the chalk ridge to meet a tributary of the itchen at bishop’s sutton, between ropley and alresford.
V 001 Alresford Heritage It runs 10 miles from alresford to alton with a station at four marks. the original railway line was opened in 1865 and operated by london and south western railway transporting goods also to london. it is used now as a heritage railway being linked to four marks in the 1980’s. The station at medstead & four marks was originally known as medstead, after the ancient village 1½ miles to the north. the village stood on the “old road”, part of the saxon king’s highway from london to winchester which followed the river wey to alton and climbed over the chalk ridge to meet a tributary of the itchen at bishop’s sutton, between ropley and alresford. Another option would be to model the station in 2mm, but the following count against this: 2mm is smaller and in some ways less suited to a permanent public display than 4mm. 2mm is less robust in some ways than 4mm. most of us at medstead are 4mm modellers. suitable buildings and stock are more easily come by in 4mm. Alresford, hampshire, four marks, vectis close, telegraph lane, yarnhams close, fairfields green, winchester road four marks medstead 001. all images on.
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