Cement Mills Halt

Cement Mills Halt
The Cement Works the Halt served
Location
Place	Inlet, River Medina
Area	Isle of Wight
Coordinates	50°43′20″N 1°17′16″W / 50.7223°N 1.2879°W / 50.7223; -1.2879Coordinates: 50°43′20″N 1°17′16″W / 50.7223°N 1.2879°W / 50.7223; -1.2879
Grid reference	SZ503917
Operations
Pre-grouping	Cowes and Newport Railway (1879-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1862 to 1923)
Post-grouping	Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Platforms	1
History
Poss 1879; def 1905	Opened
21 February 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Cement Mills Halt was a railway station between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was a public railway station throughout its life, although principally used by workers at the cement works in Stag Lane. It was not included on public time tables but was available to ramblers visible enough on the primitive gas-lit platform to stop the train "on request". The trackway is now part of a national cycle route.

Cement Mills Halt primarily served the West Medina Cement Works, which was owned and operated by Francis and Company Cement Manufacturers. Near the village of Northwood, was the extensive cement works of Messrs. Francis, Son, & Co., of Nine Elms, London, who employed about 100 people at the West Medina Cement Works in the manufacture of Portland and Medina cements. The Francis Co. had the contract to supply all the Portland cement for the construction of the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse.