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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
Hampton in Arden Station: lnwrhia2977
View of Hampton in Arden station's up platform building
after the removal of the roof in March 1966. According to Preston Hendry and
Powell Hendry in their book 'LMS Stations', the structure was a blend of
standard LNWR design and special features to harmonise with the booking office
on the road. The brick base is atypical but the windows frames are unusually
deep which, coupled with the decorative arches, repeat the lancet theme of the
main station building. The mirror image of the platform structures resulted in
the gentlemen's toilets on both platforms being sited at the Coventry end of
the structures. This was common practice with many railway companies who
obviously were sensitive to social niceties wishing to avoid the men's
lavatories from the sight of the fairer sex.
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