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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Olton Station: gwro258a
Close up view of image 'gwro258' showing the main station
building located on the down platform. It was a single storey, built on a
simple rectangular plan. The structure was brick built with decorative stone
quoins, door and window surrounds. It had a slate gable roof, with two chimneys
and a platform canopy supported by decorative iron brackets. It accommodated
the booking office, general waiting room and toilets, with all rooms accessed
from the platform. At the far end of the building on the platform is a weighing
machine, whilst near to the camera the bench seat is framed by a porter's
barrow on the left and a wicker basket leaning on the wall to the right. This
clutter on the platform combined with the advertising posters must be an
inspiration to modellers. The photograph was taken shortly before the station
was rebuilt in 1932.
Robert Ferris
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