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LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)

Marton Station: lnwrmart1331b

Close up showing the lamp cabinet with its concave mirror to maximise the light from the oil lamp

Close up of image 'lnwrmart1331' showing the lamp cabinet with its concave mirror to maximise the light from the oil lamp. The cabinet is empty the lamp having been taken out to be stored during the day in the lamp room where it would be filled with oil and its wick trimmed. The mirror and glass of the cabinet would also be polished frequently. In a country station such as the one at Marton all of the platforms would be lit by oil lamp and possibly inside the station building too. The most junior member of staff would be responsible for looking after the lamps and lamp cabinets.

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