LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa63b
This close up of image 'smjsa63' shows the up platform and
its furniture, posters and architecture. 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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