Monument record MDO47297 - Dorchester South Railway Station

Former rail terminus of the Southampton and Dorchester line, opened in 1847. A curved platform was built and brought into use in 1878. The station was named Dorchester South in 1949. Modifications for electrification included the building of a new station booking hall on the curved platform in 1989, and demolition of the earlier station building.

Dorchester (South) Station was the former terminus of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway (later absorbed by the London and South Western Railway) which opened in 1847. The main building of U-shaped plan was built of red brick with yellow dressings and projecting wings flanking the entrance, the ends of the wings were divided into three bays by stuccoed pilasters. Between the wings and over the platform were modern canopies, but originally an overall roof covered both platforms. The former down platform of the terminus has now been removed. <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 416-417 (Monograph). SDO149.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map, 1971 (Map). SDO18020.

(SY 69219008) Dorchester South Station (NAT)

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RO/06762/001 (Index). SDO14738.

Vehicles parked at the entrance to Dorchester South Station

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453555 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 2 2023 9:37AM