LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare Route

Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa62

Looking towards Broom with the shed on the left and the goods yard and exchange sidings in the distance. The replacement canopy built in 1909 dominates what was a more sophisticated structure. Its unclear why such a structure was adopted when a horizontal canopy as adopted by many other railways in the country would have provided both the protection required and be more appropriate to the structure. The water crane near to the camera is of a similar type to the original positioned at the west end of the station seen in image 'smjsa61'. However by the time this photograph was taken the west end water column has now been replaced by a type without an arm as seen in image 'smjsa44a'.

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