Cound Halt

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Cound Halt in 1963. From the Sellick Collection.
An aerial view of Cound in 1936, looking towards Shrewsbury. The halt is located by the kink in the river at bottom right, by the group of buildings including the Riverside Inn. Image from Britain from Above
Next stations pre-closure
Towards Hartlebury and Kidderminster Towards Shrewsbury
Cressage Berrington

The village of Cound is situated approximately halfway between Cressage and Berrington, on the banks of the River Severn. Cound Halt opened on 4 August 1934, one of a number of halts opened by the GWRGreat Western Railway in the 1930s in a bid to attract more local custom. It consisted of a simple wooden platform with a small wooden shelter, although it was electrically lit.[1]

The approach to the halt included a sign giving information for fishermen, and it is probable that more fishermen than local inhabitants made use of the halt.[2]

References

  1. Mitchell & Smith (2007) figs. 106-108.
  2. Mitchell & Smith (2007) fig. 107.

See also

Pre-1963 map