 In 1866 a start was actually made on a line to run to Appledore with a branch to Westward Ho!, however soon after a full 'first sod cutting ceremony' by the Earl of Iddesleigh, the contractors went bankrupt and the project was abandoned.A project to create a branch from Abbotsham Road Station to Clovelly had been put forward by Messrs. Molesworth and Taylor.Finally the Bideford, Westward Ho!