Landlink Estates supports Selsey Tramway Project to protect local railway heritage

Landlink Estates has joined forces with the Selsey Tramway Project, delivered by the Manhood Wildlife and Heritage Group (MWHG), to help clear and protect an important part of the area’s railway heritage. Members of the Landlink team volunteered their time in early September to help clear a historic station platform along the route of the former Selsey Tramway, which ran between Selsey and Chichester from 1897 to 1935.

The clearance work has enabled the tramway project team to install a new protective cover over the platform, helping to safeguard the surviving structure in the short term while MWHG develops longer-term plans to restore the platform and enhance its surroundings. The work forms part of the Selsey Tramway Project’s wider efforts to preserve the story and remaining heritage of the railway, which played an important role in connecting the Manhood Peninsula with Chichester.

Jacintha Carthy, Property Director at Landlink Estates said: “Landlink Estates is a Sussex-based business, and many members of our team grew up in and around Selsey; we believe strongly in giving back to the community we call home. Projects like the Selsey Tramway Project help shine a light on the heritage that makes Selsey such a special place. Taking part gave our team the opportunity to learn more about the story of the Tramway and the fantastic work MWHG is doing to keep this important part of Selsey’s history alive.”

Dr Bill Martin, project lead for the Selsey Tramway Project at MWHG, said: “We rely on the support of fantastic volunteers to keep the Selsey Tramway Project moving forward, and we are enormously grateful to Landlink Estates for getting involved. We have worked hard to bring new life to the former route, including introducing our Walk the Selsey Tramway guide and interactive map, as well as carrying out important improvements along the Tramway route. We have previously brought two significant pieces of the Tramway’s heritage back into view after years hidden by undergrowth. By clearing and protecting the station platform, we can safeguard it while we develop our longer-term plans for restoring this important piece of local heritage.”

The project is now looking ahead to a significant milestone in 2027, which will mark 130 years since the first train ran on the Selsey Tramway.

To find out more about the project, visit: https://www.mwhg.org.uk/tramway