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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