The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-08 00:00:00

THE OPENING OF WEST BAY EXTENSION
RAILWAY.

PUBLIC IiJOICINGS.
If the good old town of Bridport was ever ea The
It was on Monday laet, which proved a "red-i.,
day " for the sotir. I .cality. It may he said glut „et
since the project of extendiag the Brielport Railway go
Lb. Harbour of that town had been mooted, sad mon
especially since the required work. were is
the opening day has bee, anticipated with nemitoelog
feeling. by all who naturally felt that such • LIM e 4
este-sloe most, eooner or later, not only fling • le.
'lemon of proeperity to the ancient boiough, which o(
late yearo tam been leamorteliasd (!) by cue of the met
persistent ports 0) of the nineteenth osiotury, hut,
better still. wouti open up one of the mce.t beautlfid
summer resorts in tie United Kingdom. The Bribtol
and other well-known papers have occasionally draw'
public atleortion to this railway s trine, and t. de*.
able °pivot-Utilities it would open up, and ae they
columns hay* repeatedly dealt with the soil et. bog
little further reference to it is needed. I o 111.12 too
, privilege of bonding goods, &v., war extended to the
Harbour, and the customs were thereby bocreaed,
• sod it is ally known that 'hie privileee c•01v,..t .
, short time sloop, and as as At of Parliament
~ empowered the extension of the line to the seaelle, it
I wan then found that if earned out the i lace mum iso
prowiled with that nco.noniodscon aluolut •17 n.c...
may for the prosperity of an E..glieh wet/slog-pl.&
It may not be too much to say that this we • " net
scheme " of Joseph Pearkes F.: Goodry. Erb. J.P ,
of Sydling Court, Dared:eater' and "The lirde,.‘
Bridport, and with Increasing interest he has watchod
the edema practically demonstrate I, from to'mato.
I, c onpletion. It must sot be f..rgetten, to., t'at
the late lamented R. F. Roberts. Esq., whose sodcba
denim cant • gloom over the entire distriet, lewd
uotising eff ote with the Great-Western Railway
c ,oap•oy, with which be was emisently brae.
tified t., bring about the existence of this
pretty lire of railway. No refereeoe is needed
t o the "bled interest which the late Liberal
member Mr Bridporf.--P elll Rani. E.q., Ml', fa
Wallingford—took in this scheme, which he always
felt would be the neoessarymionsoi Improving the sewh
sod commerce of the borough which he .0 boueerehly
repreeented in Perllament. The Crest Weatern Rail.
way Comuany have bees thenkci by the Bridiort
Railway Company for the kiudly sp.rit with which
thee entered int o We wort, advancing a Capitol a
£l3 000 f.or the construction whil.t the remaboos
£lO,OOO was provided es-lip by means of shares lathe
town and ite vicinity. The line extending retie/
over two miles has been satisfactorily coostrueted be
Maser.. Moraeley and Lovett, of Wolverimooptoo, the
engineer being Mr. W. Clarke, of Westorineter, wail.
len .wo in the "railway world." A neceseary and
pleasing feature has been the immense improvemeou
effected at t •• Bridport Stati.c, and the r3rteule of
the visitors who vainly terJ. suppresa their rename
at rerkg woo thy qua'irup,e.raggli.g our I oll.Og suck
iht . the station is bow • tUag I,f the put, and to be
booed with the" reboil r 4 ba,bariem,"
. ..

useful otation is the one at the; Bridport Fast.
road, which mu.t ve.ve a boon to five° traveni4 g Ines
the town t West Bey and ego •Ily useful t
to the old Brpport .tatiou.
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The West Bay T-rm,nue is a ur del atati n ol it.
kind, comfortably equipped with all o...eery office*
and accommodation, and id situated within two
minutes walk of the beautdul bay itmell.
So universal was the (*.nog that a public demo*.
stration of roars kind should take place, that the
worthy Mayor (J. P. Suttill, Ern.), that week eenel
a public meting for the c msdierstion f the matter.
Our realern will rem. übse the happy room t of tlitt
meeting. The circi•ioet waa unanimous that a cm.
mittee •b 0,11,1 be formed, and the preaent repot must
be a •ufficient explanitti• n of their succomfol
endeavou“. The committee slip doted to collect sub •
-emotion.. and carry out the ar,anremeuts wets
Captain Whettism, Mews. T. A. Collor. E. Cox, A.
W. li. Hammers, H. Howell, C. Edniturds, H.
!osier, it. Tucker, jun., H. N. Cox, W. Kuieht, G.
A. :Jammu, C. Felatone. W. A. Tucker, H. Tucker,
J. S. Baker. J. Guppy, H. Ge,rard, W. E. Turesr,
F. limrett, W. Frost—Mr. J. Kuigbt was aptaduted
treasurer, and Mr. W. A. Tucker hon. Pic. Nearly
£lOO wes• sobscribed. and it is pleasing to note the
expressions of kindly feeling on the part of the sob.
scribers in tenderise their donations.
A. n, tad at the head of this rersort, the town pe•
aented the al pearance of gaiety and hallway. All
businees establithineut•--exosptiux the pal:Ilk:boom*
of a urea—clued at non p m., the remainder of the
ilay being given up t emus. menu of Yilti011• kinds.
Banners were displayed from the Town Hall, ,rou
the Coffee How, Bull, Greyboun I, Star, Globe, and
other h ital., and many tradestuer, fl 'mad hauliers and
bannerols from their respective isetablisharents. A
gorgeous arch of evergreen and ensigns was erected at
the eat ant. to Kaataroad Station, ander the eup
t-ntieuc, of Mr. If. Gerrard. builder, the lOottO
lusl.lng" Some.. t the Railway awl Brociport." At
The Granby, F.setstreet, Mr.. Sidney rshibited a
friendly ....otto oJrally decorated, and at other portroes
of the town similar designs and mottoes appearA.
The first pular: train to West Bay started at 7.32
a.m. from the Bridport station, reaching Eaatd'oad at
7.35, and arrived at West Bay about nine minutes
later, returoieg almost immediately. Fog rignals
were placed along the line as salutes, and • large now.
her of excursionists availed themselves of the privilege
of travelling by this the first public teeth to West
Illy. Toe engine was profusely decorated with chaplets
of daffodils and greeoery, a variety of miniature
banner. lending • plesaing effect.
By the early morning trains arriving at Bridport
were visitors from various parts of the county. Mr.
Rani took part in the day's pricesdin4s, hieing
arrived bees on the day previous. The lion. C chaise
Willie (Tory candidate for Mr. Wanton s mist)
remained over the Tory mooting ..f the previous
Saturday, and was present during the day, as was Mr.
A. M. Broadley.

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