Kidderminster Station Sweet Shop

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The sweet shop at Kidderminster

The sweet shop at Kidderminster is in a partial reconstruction of an original 1930s-era W.H.Smith & Son newsagent bookstall. This originally stood on Manchester Victoria Station, before being donated to the SVR by W.H.Smith in 1989. When a group from the SVR went to Manchester to inspect the kiosk and take measurements, they found that contractors has already begun to demolish it. The roller shutters were still intact and, using these and other remaining parts, the SVR were able to reconstruct the present bookstall which is around 12ft x 6ft smaller than the original. The bookstall was formally opened on 27 September 1989; the name W.H.Smith & Son being displayed under license[1].

Around 2015 the Friends of Kidderminster Town Station added features seen on this once familiar station newsagent, being nine frames with their criss-cross wires below the counter and a wooden frame added to the roof to display 1930s newspaper advertisement panels. A full set of newspaper headline posters and advertisements were produced that are facsimiles of genuine 1935 originals.[2]

W.H.Smith & Son obtained advertising rights on the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1856. They opened a bookstall at the original Kidderminster station in December 1861, by which time the railway was operated by the West Midland Railway. The bookstall closed in 1905 when the GWR requested too high a price for renewal of the contract[1].

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 SVR News 94, article by David Wilcock
  2. Friends of Kidderminster Town Station June 2015 magazine (Retrieved 4 May 2019)

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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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