GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa Station: gwrls884

Leamington station's new booking hall continuing the 1930s 'Art Deco' style seen throughout the new building. The Art Deco style with its straight lines and functionality is best illustrated by the bench on the right. The booking hall had three windows, display cases on the right advertising fares, a clock presented to the GWR by the Corporation of Leamington and a cut-out figure promoting a 'Restaurant Car' service to Epsom races for a fare of 14s 3d First class and 9s 6d Third class (71 pence and 47.5 pence in today's decimal currency.

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