GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Fenny Compton: gwrfc82a
This close up of image 'gwrfc82' shows the original signal
box and the level crossing. The level crossing also had a separate gate for
passengers which allowed passengers to access the station even if the main road
gate was closed. The pedestrian gates seen above seem to of a similar
construction seen on many country trails where by the gate was situated between
two sides thereby only allowing one pedestrian to enter at a time.
The number of milk churns on the down platform indicates
that station was used by a number of local farmers to carry their milk to
further down the line, probably Leamington Spa. All of the seven lampposts are
oil lit and this would have been the responsibility of the most junior member
of staff to trim the wicks and to top up the oil. C1900
back
 |