LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
Alcester Station: mra545a
Close up of image 'mr545' showing the substantial station
masters house and the lean-to green house provided to the property. By the late
1950s prior to the closure of the railway the accommodation was used only by
one family (as evidenced by the two bottles of milk delivered to the door
step). However it was common practice in the 19th century for such buildings to
also provide accommodation for other station staff too. The lean-to with its
glass roof with a substantial external door would indicate that it was built by
the railway and one school of thought is that it was built to allow staff other
than the station master and his family to reside inside.
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