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View of the 1838 original L&B station building which remained in use as accommodation for station staff until 1959. Whilst the building initially looks as being symmetrical there are detailed differences which might indicate the class system prevalent at the time of construction - indeed up to the Second World War. Whilst symmetrical the centre portion of the structure is clearly part of the left-hand section. The two central entrances are also different with the one on the left more ornate with pillars whilst the one on the right is identical but without the pillars. It is thought that this difference is probably because the door on the left was the entrance used by first class passengers and the other by second and third class passengers. The respective booking hall and waiting rooms would be different too with the first class facilities being much larger than the second and third class facilities. The bricked up doorway on the extreme right was in use in 1838 as was the entrance with pillars to the right. The latter led down to the terrace from where the stairs to the platform was accessed. It is thought that first class passengers accessed the terrace from the rear of the building and used separate steps the platform as is evidenced by images 'lnwrcov559' and 'layout_of_original_station'. Photograph by HW Robinson © Steam Archive
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