With the afternoon light fading fast Victoria station is seen

dwarfed by the surrounding buildings. The history of the station is fascinating to which a whole book could be dedicated! This Renaissance-style building, designed by Charles Langbridge, replaced the original building that was opened in 1860. It remains a busy and somewhat cramped and, if I'm honest, a little run down and tatty station not helped by the 1980s work inside that included an over-platform shopping precinct named Victoria Place.