Stratford upon Avon. Railway Station
![East & West junction railway station, Stratford upon Avon. 1900s[The correct location of this photographis the A4390 Seven Sisters roundaout by Greenways car park and Old Town Mews. This was the location of the Midland Junction Station in Stratford upon Avon and the road is in fact built on the old trackbed.] | IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)](https://d23iiv8m8qvdxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2523-0-885x567.jpg "Stratford upon Avon. Railway Station")
East & West junction railway station, Stratford upon Avon. 1900s
[The correct location of this photographis the A4390 Seven Sisters roundaout by Greenways car park and Old Town Mews. This was the location of the Midland Junction Station in Stratford upon Avon and the road is in fact built on the old trackbed.]
IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)
Reference: PH, 352/172/367, img: 2665
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View of the original E&WJR station showing the building prior to the extension and with the shorter platform canopy. The platform canopy whilst shorter did not overpower the architecture of the building as did the later design albeit it was less useful in providing protection to passengers from inclement weather.
The original water crane would have been easier to use than its later replacement as seen in image ‘smjsa44a’ as it long arm would have allowed the ‘bag’ to be positioned without too much physical effort. The cage below the wheel on the column supplemented the ‘fire devil’ on the left as it would have contained a small fire in very cold weather to protect the wheel from freezing and the arm to be rotated.
Note The successor company was the Stratford Midland Junction Railway.
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