Bristol Temple Means c1927

[Tony Whittaker]

Please does anyone know the answer to this question. In 1927, the stationmaster of Burton on Trent, Harry I'Anson, was transfered to a post in Bristol. Having been in a senior stationmaster post for a large station, it seems likely that his role in Bristol was to look after the interests, staff and movements of the LMS within the GWR environment. Anyone have any information on such a role in Bristol at this time? Thanks.

 

[Snow1964]

There were 2 stations at Bristol Temple Meads, the GWR one, and the Midland Railway one, almost side by side (Midland was St Phillips and bit nearer city centre)

Would it have been the GWR station or the Midland one if coming from Midlands. The Midland would have been busy in Bristol, probably busier than Burton on Trent (and I'm aware that had lot of beer barrel traffic)

And before the pedantic crew point out actually 3 stations as Bristol and Exeter Railway also had one, which is why they are in V shape with the curved joint station (current platforms) linking them.

EDIT
found link to a map

1911 Railway Clearing House map of Bristol's Railways (central)

Bought this donkeys ago in the Industrial Museum.

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[simonw]

There were 2 stations at Bristol Temple Meads, the GWR one, and the Midland Railway one, almost side by side. Would it have been the GWR station or the Midland one if coming from Midlands

And before the pedantic crew point out actually 3 stations as Bristol and Exeter Railway also had one, which is why they are in V shape with the curved joint station (current platforms) linking them.

There was Bristol Temple Meads and st Phillips which was the Midland station, not really side by side, however.

 

[Gloster]

Although it is possible that he was in a subordinate position to the GWR SM at Temple Meads to act as a representative for the LMS there, it is far more likely that he was at St Philip’s Marsh. Although a joint station technically, Temple Meads was effectively a GWR station.

Presumably this was the chap who was at Bakewell and then Matlock.

 

[edwin_m]

According to Rail Map Online and Wikipedia, St Philips station was around a quarter of a mile north of Temple Meads, used as an overflow mainly by the Midland/LMS shuttle to Bath with all their other trains using the original Brunel platforms on the north side of Temple Meads. It only had one platform so not a prime location in itself, but a stationmaster there might also have been involved with the Midland freight facilities nearby. I don't know if it was known as St Phillips Marsh, but it's not the same place as the modern depot of that name.