GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Danzey for Tanworth Station: gwrdt662

View of the station's main passenger facilities from the down line platform showing the general and ladies waiting rooms and booking office. The access to the gentlemen's toilet was on the left and had a water tank located above the entrance to provide water to both the gent's and ladies. The central doorway has a British Railway's station name totem over the door indicating that this was the entrance to the general waiting room and ticket office. The booking clerk's office is at the far end of the platform denoted in this instance by the oil can at the side of the door. The station porter would have been responsible for ensuring that the lamps were filled and the wicks trimmed. This view also enables us to examine the GWR's sectional building system which used asbestos (Eternit) in its construction. Panels were modular and buildings could be created by adding plain panels, door panels, top quarter window and half window panels dependent on the requirement. The above building was nearly four times the length of the down platform's shelter.

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