GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Henley in Arden - New Station: gwrha471b

Close up of the down platform building showing the timber built bicycle shed provided by the Great Western in the early 1930s. Access to the bicycle shed was gained via the station approach road. During the late 1920s early 1930s the Great Western, in common with many other railway companies operating in the region, provided storage facilities for bicycles. This was because commuting to the large cities and towns had increased reflecting the relative boom benefiting light engineering businesses based in cities such as Birmingham and Coventry. Commuters

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