Redland

A general view of Redland station in the early seventies showing the down platform waiting room. © Simon Whittingham

'Bubble Car' 55033 departs with a service for Temple Meads. © Simon Whittingham

Demolition begins on the booking office and pedestrian footbridge in 1973. © Simon Whittingham

A crane removes a section of the footbridge. © Simon Whittingham

Contractors at work dismantling the footbridge. Members of the Avon Valley Railway removed quite a lot of timber during demolition, but Simon is unsure if any of it has ever been reused. © Simon Whittingham

Another view of the demolition work in progress. © Simon Whittingham

Standing at the end of Redland station and looking towards Cheltenham Road Viaduct. The bridge in the foreground is the one across Redland Road.

A look along the length of the platform. The disused Down platform is overrun with greenery.

A look at the station building.

The back of the building.

A look at the station from the other angle.

A look at the frontage of the station.

The chimneys at this station have an unusual bond pattern.

Two bridges still cross the line at Redland station despite the removal of the station footbridge. An ornate footbridge and the road bridge of Redland Grove.

About as good a shot that I could get of the footbridge. It carries Lovers Walk, a footpath, across the line.

The view across the bridge with Lovers Walk disappearing into the distance.

A look at the station from the footbridge. The width of the overgrown down platform is evident. This place looked very pretty at one time.

The view from Redland towards Clifton Down. The bridges visible are Hampton Road, Hampton Park and Whiteladies Road.

The exit and entrance to and from the station. Originally the entrance to the station was via the station footbridge which was connected to a booking office on Redland Grove. Both the footbridge and booking office were demolished in the early 1970s. (photos above)

143611 stops at the station on its way to Temple Meads with an Avonmouth service.

A quick throw of the throttle and the unit trundles off. In less than a minute it will stop at Montpelier station.

The pacer disappears across Redland Road before crossing Cheltenham Road Viaduct.

The station building is in use by a traditional upholsterist.

A Voyager passes through Redland during an engineering blockade at Filton Abbey Wood.

A view of the station building showing that all the bits that were painted green are now painted black.

Warning notices stating that the strip of land between the station and the road is private.