GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa - New Station: gwrls221a

Close up of image 'gwrls221' which shows the original station's ladies waiting room. The demolished area adjacent to the ladies waiting room was the booking office and hall. The footings are of interest because the Leamington Year Book of 1853 states that because the railway being on an embankment the station was built on well-seasoned Memel timber gigantic piles.

It must be assumed that whilst the description was applied to the station accommodation it was only applicable to the train shed. The use of an inner foundation wall is of interest because the structure itself does not warrant it. It is possible that it was cellars and the inner wall was an elaborate form of 'dry lining' used to keep the dampness of the ground at bay.

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