Penzance Railway Station - 02
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Penzance Railway Station - 02
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Penzance Railway Station - 02

What used to be the entrance into the Ticket Hall;
there was a gigantic oak desk, manned by two men and a lady.
Behind that was a half glazed panel of obscure glazing, and offices behind.
To the left was a pair of glazed doors, leading out to the balcony and staircase down to the platform level.
Ticketing was much simpler at that time. Single, Return or Season.
Note the granite dado rail mid door height, the base of which is at the same level as the recess panel of the main wall.
Heights are shown in inches.
One inch = 25.4 millimetres.
26th August 2009
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denanmor
I remember the top ticket office in the early to mid eighties, and walking down the stairs to the station. It must have all changed in the late eighties...
 
Chill
One of my favourite things on a visit into Penzance was to stand on the balcony watching the bustle of the comings and goings on the station below. I was most upset when I found it altered. I also used to love making myself a name plate on that machine that stamped an aluminium strip, then there was the chocolate machine, Five Boys and........
Perhaps I ll go away and come back forty years ago, except I wouldn t have Picture PZ then, so perhaps not.
 
Chill
Just a bit of nostalgia for some childhood memories. I don t think the days were that good.
 
treeve
I had forgotten the strip metal printer, and the chocolate machine. Thank you.
 
Chill
Scales with an immense platform and even larger dial, alongside the steps down from the balcony, next to the strip metal printer, IIRC. Where they for parcels or luggage or something, or were they personal scales? I m not sure, but they too fascinated me as a boy. Wouldn t have held much appeal for anyone wishing to check their weight discreetly so perhaps they were for parcels.
 
treeve
BR used to carry parcels at a charge, I remember. The toilets were at the lower level centre; cafe was where the present extended ticket office is placed. Was the parcel office under the old ticket office?
 
Chill
I had a feeling the parcel office was at the end of the platform, opposite the stairs, i.e. as you came in the lower entrance, turn right and it was on the right immediately aroud the corner. .
However, that wouldn t have made sense with the scales on the other side, unless their position is the result of my creative memory.
 
symons55
Parcel Office was as you came in from the car park it was in the right before the toilets, thats where I remember it.
 

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