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It was such as shame to see it there one Friday and then go past a few days later to find it gone.

Heartbreaking and what a waste.

Mikkel, I have dug out a couple more photos of the two buildings from my filestore. They were taken by Alan Bunting and remain his copyright. He sent them to me with permission for publishing on the Badsey website 25 years ago. In the event I was rather slow off the blocks and someone else published them before me. You can see more of his photos at http://www.miac.org.uk/alanb.html but it does not include these two photos. Both show scenes of tomato picking. (Backbreaking). In the background of the first picture is another view of the stable building. The second shows the same group of growers but this time the rear of the weighbridge can be seen. It shows the building had a rear window (and the chimney pot was still in place). Alan's photos were taken in the late '50s and early '60s. Somewhere I have a photo from an LB Growers calendar which shows the stable building in the 1920s from the road. If I can get permission I will put a copy here. If I remember correctly it shows the widening in the brickwork just above ground level. The slope up in to the yard buries this widening on the yard side. The photo also has an interesting collection of road vehicles. I can but ask! Ian.

Cassettes every time. I’m curious how you’ll be able to square the carefully placed small buildings, which I approve of wholeheartedly, with the bulk a ship being demolished.

Confirming what I said previously from close-ups. Limestone, not granite.

There's nothing like the occasional bit of provocation!

Just read through all steps, Mick. Really interesting and thoughts have been provoked. Rob.

Mikkel, Northroader is correct. I have put keys on the map to identify some of the buildings. A was the stable block. B was the weighbridge. C was the goods shed which was more of a large lockup. D was a wooden platelayers shed. A grounded body from a ex 4 wheel carriage was later added for the shunters. E was my grandparents cottage from which I took the above colour photo. F were a set of wooden buildings that originally housed the L&B Growers. . Virtually every model I see of GWR country stations a cattle dock is included. This station did not have one. The records that I have see show that very small numbers of livestock were handled here. Nor was there any form of crane. The triangular area of fruit trees to the south of the yard was and is Tolkien's Nursery. Now where have I seen that name before? Ian. Tried to upload this last night but RMWeb died in the middle of my attempt!

That thread is good find, Mikkel. The things that are going on in RMweb that I miss completely! I think the stables at L and B are the block on the map close to the level crossing, above the railway line, and to the left of the road.

Methuselah, that's a lovely shot of the canal and bridge, though it looks like you're more likely to hear birdsong than industrial bustle now! Apart from Northroader's link, this page also has some lovely shots of the Cadbury Bournville site: https://www.miac.org.uk/bournville2.html. A 7mm layout was attempted on here, though I'm not sure if it has ever been finished. Lots of information though:

Ian, another interesting photo - even the roof vent has been painted white. Ah yes, here it is. I tried to identify the stable block but failed. Britain from Above don' t seem to have any hits for the area. Certainly an interesting station, also lime kilns I see (bottom of map). OS 1923: https://maps.nls.uk/view/120901621#zoom=5&lat=6061&lon=3956&layers=BT