Lullingstone
A feature which can also still be seen is the former entrance to the footbridge. It is located
on the ''down'' side of the line, above the platforms - the station is in a cutting by this point.
In the background is the field which was earmarked for the international airport. The station
had been partly financed by the Kemp Town Brewery Company, which also owned the land
planned for development. The distances of Heathrow and the proposed Lullingstone airport
from Central London are not too dissimilar: 14 miles and 17 miles out respectively. David Glasspool
Had the station opened, passengers would have been met by the then familiar SR ''target''
name board. The above example exists at a stationery shop in Rye. Phil Nicholson
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