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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station: lnwrcov1284
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View of the original joint LNWR and MR Goods shed prior to
the construction of the offices and other LNWR goods buildings. Another view of
Coventry Goods yard can be seen in this photograph 'lnwrcov3728'. The joint LNWR and MR Goods shed seen
on the was later extended towards Warwick Road as can be seen in image 'lnwrcov554c'.
Subsequent to the photograph being taken, the MR's goods shed was extended
towards the road and the LNWR built its two storey structure which ran parallel
to Warwick Road and housed stables beneath. See image
lnwrcov558 for more information. The view of the Railway
Inn and the original 1838 station building, both fronting on to Warwick Road,
demonstrate that this was still a very rural area up to the 1890s. The boundary
of Warwick Road opposite both of these buildings is a hedge whilst the fields
currently being grazed by cattle was soon the location of more sidings and the
Goods yard foreman's house. The photographer must have been standing on the
pathway that led to the footbridge over the London to Birmingham line which was
later extended over the expanded goods yard.
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