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Robert French - Railway Station House, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow

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Robert French - Railway Station House, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow

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Back when railway stations were designed with a sense of style and purpose, this confection was landed in Bagenalstown in County Carlow. The symmetrical design was to cater for the vast flow of passengers in and out - though they had departed by the time this shot was taken. However, careful examination will show that a couple of special passengers are making their way to the right hand entrance and near the left there is a d.......We learned that this station, together with several other "picturesque gothic" stations ( https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5712/wood,+sancton+#tab_works ) in Ireland, was designed by English architect Sancton Wood ( Sancton_Wood ) . Though closed for a period in the late 20th century, Muine Bheag (Bagenalstown) station ( Muine_Bheag_halt ) is since reopened and is a "halt" on the Dublin to Waterford line......Photographer: Robert French..Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414 ) ..Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914..NLI Ref: L_ROY_10668 ( vtls000317003 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )

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1870 - 1930
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