GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Long Marston Station: gwrlm484b

This close up of image 'gwrlm484' shows the changes to the station building. The front has now changed from the very ornate timber facade with one door located on the right as seen in image 'gwrlm481' to that seen above. The facade has been changed as part of providing a ladies room on the right, its door having a sign with the legend 'ladies room.

Another change probably introduced at the time of the change of frontage to the booking office was the provision of a very ornate rainwater gutter and down pipe. In addition the facilities to the accommodation have been substatially improved as is evident of a stench pipe and waste pipes from the first floor accommodation exiting to the left of the new facade. It would appear that a bathroom has been installed which accounts for the new window with a flat roof superceding the original dormer window. A 'new' electric light above the lefthand doorway is also evident as are ducting for electric cables passing under the gutter and around the gable end of the building.

The 'Gentlemen' sign is thought to direct pasengers to facilities at the rear of the building because if it was located via the door on the left then the sign would have been located above the door. The erection of the footbridge has also caused the notice to passengers to be erected. The GWR style sign on the buildings gable end informs them that 'Passengers are not allowed to cross the railway except by means of the bridge'.

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