GWR Route: Stratford Upon Avon to Honeybourne

Evesham Road Crossing Halte: gwr_everd928a

Close up of image 'gwr_everd928' showing Evesham Road Crossing's original 1891 box and three Great Western members of staff. It is not thought the Halte was manned so the three members of staff could be the signalmen from the three shifts required to operate the signalbox on a twenty-four hour basis. The signalbox appears to have two birdcages suspended on either side of the platform at the top of the steps. The sign on the front of the signalbox appears to state 'Evesham Road Crossing SB'. Alan Jarvis writes, 'As well as the two birdcages the signalman has hung out his two signs 'S' and 'T' which I think I am right in saying were used to notify that the services of either the signalliing or the telegraph engineers were required. I have seen many such posed photographs where these are displayed'. Behind the fencing on the right is a pile of timber which looks as if its timber left over from the construction of the Halte. Whether it will be taken away or be used in the signalman's stove is unknown.

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