Image Frontage, Salisbury station
Frontage, Salisbury station
Frontage, Salisbury station A busy Saturday afternoon scene outside the font of Salisbury station. The early history of railways in Salisbury is a complicated one that deserves a book in its own right and is a story that would document the long battle between the L&SWR and the GWR. The lighter 'grey bricked' building to the rear seen here back in 1981 (dated nicely by the cars) was built in 1859 and designed by Sir William Tite for the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Company (soon to become the L&SWR) simply as an extension to their existing station. However, over time other operations by them and the GWR alike closed and amalgamated with it extended again in 1902 and that is the red brick structure seen here complete with its canopy. Whilst Historic England has designated what is seen here as Grade II it is the frontage of the older structure seen to the extreme right, that is of greater interest according to their citation. Whilst the building still stands and is very much in use today, the blue Volvo taxi has long gone last being on the road in 1991! Keywords: Frontage Salisbury station
Frontage, Salisbury station A busy Saturday afternoon scene outside the font of Salisbury station. The early history of railways in Salisbury is a complicated one that deserves a book in its own right and is a story that would document the long battle between the L&SWR and the GWR. The lighter 'grey bricked' building to the rear seen here back in 1981 (dated nicely by the cars) was built in 1859 and designed by Sir William Tite for the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Company (soon to become the L&SWR) simply as an extension to their existing station. However, over time other operations by them and the GWR alike closed and amalgamated with it extended again in 1902 and that is the red brick structure seen here complete with its canopy. Whilst Historic England has designated what is seen here as Grade II it is the frontage of the older structure seen to the extreme right, that is of greater interest according to their citation. Whilst the building still stands and is very much in use today, the blue Volvo taxi has long gone last being on the road in 1991! Keywords: Frontage Salisbury station


A busy Saturday afternoon scene outside the font of Salisbury

station. The early history of railways in Salisbury is a complicated one that deserves a book in its own right and is a story that would document the long battle between the L&SWR and the GWR. The lighter 'grey bricked' building to the rear seen here back in 1981 (dated nicely by the cars) was built in 1859 and designed by Sir William Tite for the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Company (soon to become the L&SWR) simply as an extension to their existing station. However, over time other operations by them and the GWR alike closed and amalgamated with it extended again in 1902 and that is the red brick structure seen here complete with its canopy. Whilst Historic England has designated what is seen here as Grade II it is the frontage of the older structure seen to the extreme right, that is of greater interest according to their citation. Whilst the building still stands and is very much in use today, the blue Volvo taxi has long gone last being on the road in 1991!