Wickham Market

CRS Code	WCM
Collected date	16/02/08

A sunny mid-February afternoon saw a visit to Wickham Market station on the East Suffolk Line. I got there from Ipswich as the evening shadows were lengthening and it was starting to get cold. The station itself is in the village of Campsea Ashe, about two miles from Wickham Market.

The front of the station building:

The front of the station building and the side, next to which is the access route to the platform:

Detail of one of the lamps and a hanging basket on the station front:

A long view of the station from over the road, showing the road which crosses the line to the north of the station:

From the road bridge, looking back at the rear of the station building:

Looking back along the line (into the sun!) from the road bridge at the station:

Looking north on the platform:

Looking south/west on the platform:

Although the line is now single-track at Wickham Market, the old second platform is still evident in the distance:

Looking north/east along the line from the road bridge:

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