Wednesday, 16 May 2012

The Railway Crossing

Staying close to the centre of the village I can show this picture taken in the mid 1960's by my father-in-law
The Railway Crossing circa 1963

Compare it with this taken in 2011. 
The public house formerly known as the Railway Hotel and now the Merry Monk was undergoing some renovation work
Railway Crossing 2012

This is a view apparently from the footbridge of the North road side of the crossing.
A train is just entering the station. Boots the Chemist can be seen as occupying a double shop front; they later relocated to a larger property further up the road on the other side, where they remain to the present day.
The small unit with the green roller blind is probably Mitchell's Flower Shop & Greengrocers.

Railway Crossing from the footbridge
The new Signal Box circa 1970


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