LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Wixford Station: mrwix588a

Close up of image 'mrwix588' showing the replacement timber booking office and waiting room and brick built Gentlemen's latrine. The Booking Office was located in the portion of the building nearest to the camera. Whilst the gentlemen had to use a separate toilet facility, the brick building, which accessed directly from the platform, the ladies' facilities were accessed internally from the waiting room. The lamppost has an oil lamp visible with the lantern. One of the duties of the porter was to light and extinguish them each day as well as top up the oil and trim the wick as required. The ladder used to undertake this job can be seen propped up against the lamppost on the other side of the brick built latrine.

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