The story of W H Smith is closely intertwined with railway history. This particular branch at Leicester inspired me to take a professional and commercial interest in the railway business. While travelling home from a job interview in the 1980s, I bought Alan Williams book Not the Age of the Train here; I havent looked back since. Meanwhile, the fashions in clothes and telephone boxes are a sobering reminder of how much has changed in just ten years!
Location: Leicester Midland
Original line: Midland Counties Railway
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Date: 30/09/2011
Image number: 77199