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3. Photographs (part 1)

How has the Abbey station site changed?

The photographic record

By looking at photographs taken at different times we can trace the obvious physical changes to a site. The relatively modern use of photography presents obvious limitations. We have very few photographs of the early history of Abbey Station and have to rely on plans and descriptions to try to imagine how it would have looked.

Abbey Foregate 6th November, 1918.

A black and white aerial photograph, taken from above the Welsh Bridge looking towards the Abbey [Opens in new window: image size 37kb]

Aerial view of Abbey Foregate
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[Shropshire Archive reference: PH/S/13/A/5]

A black and white photograph looking along the platform of Abbey Station towards the Abbey [Opens in new window: image size 17kb]

Abbey Station
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[Shropshire Archive reference: PH/S/13/A/5]

Abbey Station, Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway, taken around the 1930's.

Aerial view of Abbey Station taken in 1927.

A monochrome aerial photograph of the Abbey and Station [Opens in new window: image size 31kb]

Aerial view of Abbey Station
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[Shropshire Archive reference: PH/S/13/A/5]

Monochrome photograph of some warehouses and sheds [Opens in new window: image size 42kb]

1926 yard (right)
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[Shropshire Archive reference: PH/S/13/A/5]

The right-hand section of a panorama photograph of the Abbey Foregate yard. This area was used during the reconstruction of the English Bridge in 1926.

The middle section of a panorama photograph of the Abbey Foregate yard, as it was used during the reconstruction of the English Bridge in 1926.

A monochrome shot looking towards the Abbey across a yard and sheds [Opens in new window: image size 39kb]

1926 Yard (left)
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[Shropshire Archive reference: PH/S/13/A/5]

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