LETTER: Fond memories of old station

Having read other letters expressing sadness at the demise of the old Polegate Station, I felt the need to write this somewhat historical contribution.

While visiting my sister in Eastbourne recently, I stopped to ask about the future of the station sign still standing outside. I was told it will remain, which is reassuring.

We have a family connection in that our grandfather, Harry Freakes, was Station Master from 1935-1945. Our father, William, lived in the station house, and courted our mother there, during the war years. When it became a restaurant, we enjoyed extended family celebrations in what was their old home, involving much reminiscing.