Diagram Versus Map Versus Reality
The diagram is not geographically orientated - it would be better if it were - but we can rotate an aerial view to match the diagram ...
... but the actual run on the main line is north west to south east at this point. Here is Streetmap.
The view from Baring Road is of the station building ...
... which it still had when traffic needed keep left bollards.
Back in the day it was all a lot quieter ...
... with just a horse bus filling the road. The old canopy lasted into British Rail corporate times, but its later frontage suffered several altercations with double deck buses!
There is a lot more to Grove Park today as here ...
... with the station building in the distance on the left. There is a bit more traffic as well ...
... with lots of buses and lots of bus stops to confuse us all!
Frustratingly, for an elderly armchair explorer, the two roads parallel to the tracks present a problem. That on the 'up' side is Pullman Mews ...
... a gated community into which the common herd, and certainly Streetview, are decidedly unwelcome. The fact that it is called a "Mews", when it patently isn't, should give us a clue to the style of residence along there.
On the down side we have Amblecote Meadow which, even more ludicrously hasn't been a meadow since soon after the railway arrived.
It is another gated community where you can just see work on the station ahead.
But here is Grove Park locality from way back. The only properties marked are ...
... Grove Farm, Spicers Cottage and Claypit Farm.
Thus, although there are no meaningful views of the platforms from the side roads, we can resolve the challenge of that extra footbridge, the wiggly one. It can be glimpsed through the trees when the main road makes a junction with Pullman Mews.
The construction can also be glimpsed through the trees from near the Pullman Mews guard post.
But fbb will save that excitement for tomorrow's blog!
Plastic Toy to Failed Model?
Saw off the plastic couplings which meant losing the access steps.
Assemble a collection of arbitrary bits and pieces including a chunk of Ratio"garden" fencing. A quick snip and, tada, we have new steps.
Next Grove Park min-blog : Tues 28th Oct
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