LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

Blake Street: lnwrbs1506

A view of the station looking towards Birmingham. The rural aspect of the station was well captured in this view which, believe it or not, was taken on 10th May 1960 and not thirty years earlier as might at first be expected. The station buildings are built to the standard LNWR design being of timber framed and clad construction a necessity when the station was elevated on embankments and weight needed to be minimised to keep construction costs low. However the platforms look as if they are built of pre-cast concrete sections which, if correct, would indicate that they have been replaced in later years.

The access to the Birmingham platform, the nearest, was via a tunnel that passed under the running lines and stairs up to the platform and waiting rooms. The platforms were slightly staggered with the Lichfield platform (with the white edging) being further to the right in this photograph. It is thought that the roof of the building seen just above the Lichfield platform was part of the station, possibly the station masters house, as is evident by the chimneys being of a similar style to those on the platform buildings. Note what appears to be a goods shed in the far distance on the left.

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