SCRCA Image: 231285-Hellifield-Station-bookstall-and-newspaper-kiosk-montage

Image
Montage: W.H. Smith bookstall & newspaper kiosk on Hellifield 'Up' platform.
Image Details
Brief description of image
Montage: W.H. Smith bookstall & newspaper kiosk on Hellifield 'Up' platform.
Image Type
Photo-montage
Image Contributor
SCRCA Project Contributor: John Alsop / John Alsop Collection
SCRCA Project Contributor: W.R. (Bill) Mitchell
SCRCA Project Contributor: University of Reading W.H. Smith Archive
Contributor's Reference
JAC 61258 / None / WHS N156
Date-related Note
Circa 1880, circa 1908 & March 1948.
Location Reference(s)
SCRCA structure 231285: Hellifield Station - Bookstall & Newspaper Kiosk
Image Notes

Photo A: The W.H. Smith bookstall & news kiosk on the ‘up’ platform of Hellifield Station, circa 1880, courtesy of John Alsop. This image is a crop from a photograph with a wider field of view (ref. JAC 61258).

Photo B: A close-up of what is believed to be the original news & book kiosk on the ‘up’ platform, with staff posing for the camera. This photograph was taken circa 1908.

Photo C:  A later kiosk in the same location. Photo dated March 1948 (ref N156) and used under licence from the University of Reading, Special Collections / WHS. The license was purchased by Mark R. Harvey and it covers upload to the SCRCA web-portal and the associated SCRCA.UK social media channels only. This image must NOT be copied or used elsewhere, for any purpose.