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Right:
Station in the 1920's facing South |
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Looking
through the station towards Wellington with the Adderley road bridge
in the background. |
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Drayton Station Box |
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Left:
Still facing South in the mid 1960's. |
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Left:
Station
looking North
(Photographer,
Steve Raines 1966) |
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Taken from the
barrow crossing, looking through the station towards Wellington. The
Building on the left is the Station Master's Office. |
Taken from the
up platform, looking through the station towards Crewe, dereliction
starting to set in with the weed strewn platforms and the footbridge
roof having been removed. |
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Left: Market Drayton
Station early 60's
(Photographer unknown) |
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Left:
Market Drayton Station c.1881 to 1901
Laurel Lea
Bishop (from Canada) kindly donated this photograph in which her
Great Grandfather is the older man on the right of the picture. His
name was Richard Henry Lea and he is standing beside the young boy.
Laurel also provided the
following information (03/09/2009):
Richard took over as Station Master at some point between 1871 and
1880, for he is listed in the 1880 Slater's Directory as Market
Drayton's Station Master, and again in Kelly's Directory of 1891 and
1895 as well as 1913. That was the year he died as a result of
falling onto the tracks trying to run after the train as it was
pulling out of the station in order to post his wife's letter. He
didn't die that day but some time shortly after, so he worked almost
to his death at age 64, being Station Master from some time in the
1870s to 1913. In that case, the photo could have been taken
anytime up to that year. |
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Taken on the
up platform outside the Signal Box. Signalman is Tom Ricketts and
the final Station Master, Bert Knowles. Photograph by kind
permission of his widow. |
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