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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Leamington Spa Station: gwrls221a
Close up of image 'gwrls221' showing the remains of the
station's original booking hall and the ladies waiting room and rest room. 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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