RP 1910 BALA STATION - BLAENAU FFESTINIOG RAILWAY /GOODS SHED GWR - PORTMADOC PM
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RP 1910 BALA STATION - BLAENAU FFESTINIOG RAILWAY - GWR Real photo sepia postcard. Superbly animated - notice the gent with the shiny top hat and flower buttonhole foreground. Postmark Portmadoc, sent to Mrs Jones, Bodryn, Carnarvon. Photographer E. Lettsome & Sons, Llangollen. WATCHERS: I'm glad to say that this has now been confirmed as Bala Station. "Station on the Great Western Railway, opened by the Bala and Festiniog Railway, it replaced the first Bala Station which had been sited father away on the Ruabon Barmouth Line. Ran from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog, but was closed in 1960 after being bought by the Great Western Railway previously. A local landowner, Mr. Price of Rhiwlas objected to the construction of the line, so in order to appease him the goods shed was built to resemble a castle, with mock battlements and turrets". The same 'modern' view can be seen on the Wikipedia internet site. MANY THANKS for the assistance of a knowledgeable Ebayer for this information. Postally used, dated 1910. Shows handling with knocks to corners and bottom edge, small crease top left corner, heavier crease bottom left corner causing slight cracking of image. Blemish from postal mark just showing through to front 'in the right light'. Bottom right unfortunately has what looks like a piece of card stuck to surface, but it doesn't appear
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