The Bristol Railway Archive

Following on from a comment on flickr.com.....

Question: why was this not built as part of the booking hall & offices? If it was an 'afterthought', why are there 2 x 3ft windows in the section to the right of the main passageway arch? What was the original purpose for these? We have already seen ...

Well a distinct lack of evidence found today!! Nothing found for: a return wall between Porter's room and gent's loo; a gate across the footpath leading from carsons road entrance; any form of pillar to support other side of glass canopy, opposite the middle two pillars in main passageway.

However ...

Have posted new image on flickr of lamp room and staff toilet http://www.flickr.com/photos/65704889@N04/7119077635 Please have a look and see if the rationale makes sense!!

With Robin's "turn right then left" route, that now locates the ticket office at the back, ie within/as part of the office at the Bristol end of the platform.

Robin or horace, have you any memory of the Bath waiting room in winter? Was it a large room, and can you remember the fireplace at all? I ...