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LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare Route

Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa63b

Close up showing Stratford on Avon station's up platform and the various furniture, posters and architecture on display

Close up of image 'smjsa63' showing Stratford on Avon station's up platform and the various furniture, posters and architecture on display. The canopy has glazed panels in the roof to provide natural light whilst on the platform there are two pairs of different styles of bench seating. Arthur Jordan records in his book that station had 'a number of automatic machines which dispensed Nestles' or Fry's chocolate bars or Sun Maid Raisins after the insertion of one penny'. Arthur states that the popular name for the machine was 'penny-in-the-slot machines' and reflected the lack of inflation as the price remained the same for half of century.

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