Leamington - Old Station: Part One

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Anyone interested in the history of Leamington station must obtain a copy of the Great Western Railway Journal No 57, edited by John Copsey. The Journal contains what must be the definitive study on the station which demonstrates John's skill not only as an editor but also as a railway historian. Many of the captions used throughout the Leamington pages are inspired by or use John's exhaustive information. Local enthusiasts and historian's should count their blessings that not only are they privileged to be able to see the railway scene captured through Stretton-Ward's lens but that they are accompanied by John Copsey's superb captions and research.

Additional pages divided on different thematic subjects are available by clicking on the links below:

Old Station - Part 1 (21)	Old Station Part 2 (22)	New Station Part 1 (34)
New Station Part 2 (34)	Pre-grouping Locomotives (34)	Pre-grouping Locomotives (34)
GWR Locomotives - Part 1 (27)	GWR Locomotives - Part 2 (27)	GWR Locomotives - Part 3 (27)
BR Locomotives (16)	Leamington Shed (24)

Select an image below to view the larger version with accompanying text:

Ref: gwrls862 - Anon The original view of the station as seen just after its opening in 1853

Ref: gwrls239 - Anon The entrance to Leamington station and it's subway access to the two up platforms

Ref: gwrls239a - Anon Close up showing the 'upper' forecourt and canopy outside the main station buildings

Ref: gwrls239b - Anon Close up showing the entrance to the subway leading to the main up and up excursion platforms

Ref: gwrls859 - Anon The main entrance to Leamington Station taken from the 'upper approach road' to the station forecourt

Ref: gwrls860 - Anon Another view of the main station building with the First-class waiting room's bay window on the right

Ref: gwrls860a - Anon Close up showing the parcel facilities which was in a separate building joined to the main building

Ref: gwrls861 - Anon The parcels offices next to the main station building and parcels van together with a luggage cart

Ref: gwrls240 - Anon Horse drawn cab and motor taxi stand side by side outside the subway prior to the rebuilding

Ref: gwrls850 - NRM A view of Leamington station looking towards Birmingham just after the turn of the century

Ref: gwrls850a - NRM Close up showing the glass cupola located above the junction of the down platform stairs with the subway

Ref: gwrls850b - NRM Close up showing the central portion of the up platform and the ad-hoc timber windscreen erected on the columns

Ref: gwrls850c - NRM Close up showing the Birmingham end of the down platform including the water column and goods shed

Ref: gwrls850d - NRM View of the through lines west of the station, signal box and water tank

Ref: gwrls850e - NRM Close up showing the truncated roof of the original excursion trainshed

Ref: gwrls850f - NRM Close up showing the join where the platform was extended from very soon after building

Ref: gwrls863 - Anon A GWR 0-6-0 'Armstrong Goods' thought to No 495 crosses the bridge carrying the line over Lower Avenue

Ref: gwrls242 - RS Carpenter Collection View of the P & W gang lifting the middle sidings in preparation for laying the two through roads

Ref: gwrls868 - NRM Looking across to the down platform in the Birmingham direction with the refreshment room on the left

Ref: gwrls868a - NRM Close up showing the rear of the refreshment room and the end of the remains of the old train shed

Ref: gwrls868b - NRM Close up showing the bookstall located adjacent to the booking hallway