LMS: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Kingsbury Station: mrk1803

Kingsbury Station in a much run down condition which warranted its demolition prior to passenger services being withdrawn. The top of each gable roof shows signs of rot and ad-hoc repair which is not surprising considering this photograph was taken on 14th April 1962 some one hundred and twenty-three years since it was built. Despite Mr Wickman's surprise it was common for rural stations like Kingsbury to be still lit by oil lamps in the 1960s and, like Kingsbury, would be to the day they closed.

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