Goods Shed at Appledore Railway Station

The goods shed at Appledore Railway Station is a railway building constructed in 1851 for the South Eastern Railway. It is made of red brick and features a Welsh slate roof. The structure consists of three bays and was designed to resemble a threshing barn, with central double cart doors set in a small porch and arched lancet windows in large sunk panels on either side. Each gable has an elliptically headed doorway for through truck running. A notable aspect of this goods shed is its long rear wall, which supports a canopy along its entire length. This canopy is held up by four timber posts and has a pierced and fretted valance, likely added in the late 19th century. Inside, it is reported that the shed still retains its original crane. Appledore station, where the goods shed is located, opened in 1851 on the Hastings and Ashford line, designed by William Tress. The original building remains largely unaltered. Initially a single-track line with single-sided stations, it was later doubled and became a junction with the line to Dungeness in 1881, before being singled again in 1979. The goods shed was closed in 1963.