As has been said before in other places on this site, the office was more likely a tally office for the goods traffic as passengers disembarked at a point before the crossing. This is a very important early picture of a historic location.
As a teenager in the early 1960s, I went to the small locomotive shed across Bridge Road where I saw 3 small tank engines stabled. I have yet to discover any photos of them or even reference to the shed.
As has been said before in other places on this site, the office was more likely a tally office for the goods traffic as passengers disembarked at a point before the crossing. This is a very important early picture of a historic location.
The December 2011 issue of Steam Days magazine has an article on the quayside line and includes a picture of the locomotive shed.
As a teenager in the early 1960s, I went to the small locomotive shed across Bridge Road where I saw 3 small tank engines stabled. I have yet to discover any photos of them or even reference to the shed.
St Johns Crossing was the name. During the 50″s and 60″s it was used for dock traffic to the exchange sidings on the west side of Church Road.
This is definitely a photograph of the Bridge road level crossing. You can make out the ticket office in the background.