James Gray: Removal of the chalk embankment of the Dyke Railway in progress. At this spot the railway formerly crossed West Way on a narrow brick arch, removed in 1943. jgc_37_120
James Gray: Many years ago, when the railway was in operation, it crossed West Way – right – then a farm track, by a high bridge and embankment (see large photograph on a previous page). The bridge went during the 1939-1945 War and in succeeding years the chalk embankment was gradually removed. Flats for the elderly have now been built on this cleared site. Date of the photograph – 26 July 1959. 200 yards to the north, the railway entered a cutting, which passed under a narrow farm accommodation bridge (now Northease Drive – see jgc_37_119 on the Northease Drive page).
James Gray: The caption for these photographs are in the photographer’s own words, written at the time. My comments are in brackets. View of Hangleton, from the trackway to the south-east. jgc_37_044
2019: Housing has been built for a mile to the north from where the original image was taken. (Photographer: Mark Stephenson)