HISTORICSTATIONS BATH GREEN PARK Some myths dispelled! In the first part of the story (RM August), Mike Arlett cleared up the still-perpetuated myth that the Midland Railway had first opened a branch line from Mangotsfield to a temporary terminus in Bath. Far less certainty remains as to the name (or courtesy titles) officially bestowed on the station until BR renamed it as Bath, Green Park post-Nationalisation. JHE Midland Railway terminus at Eath opened tote publi on Wednesday, August 4, 1869, sd appeatr= ove the decades — 10 bine been referred toby differing names snd courtesy tes, Bot which of there ‘were offical? ‘A ral through the pages of newspapers published in the 1870s and local to Bath and fhe surtounding area reveals that, rival of the Somerset &e Dorset (SeeDR) ia 1874, there appears to reference wo Queen Square ia the station {de ofthe Bath terminus Us chen, the ‘Miaad Se ced. With the pubiation of some ofthe cules SDB timetables (certainly fom 1875), the tation was ocanceally scvertved 1 Bath Midland Staton, Queen Squaze. Tie ncleded a few public notice for example, 35 ie OT selvertement by the Midland & Somersct Se Dowet Baltwaye, which appeared ia the Wererm Daly Presson Mage 25, 1875 ikem, the Bash Chomle on May 13, 1875, referred to Bath (Misland Seaton ‘Queen Square) in an advert by the Midland, Condon se Soxth Werte and Somerset 8 Dorset Ralways But such examples were the exception ‘One-upmanship’? Was its case of Gne-upmanship’ by the sland Radway public deparunent wing the prosiaity of the elegant Queen Square (designed and bulk by John Wood the Eider [berwecn 1728 and 1786) cha eto the ws being referred to by tht name? ‘Of the vious local netpapess, the Males Journal was 38 cep. For more than tra decades in averting the Someriet&e Dorset Railway timetables, ‘8 alayy printed the name ss Bath, Queen [Sqeare tab own tu ete dated August 22, 1890, when, for no apparent reso, Sorupeiy changed co Bath (Mid) At lear ‘one other newspaper =the Somerie Wee of England Avertier avoided ay acer? by referring to the station as just plain Ba ‘When i came to the Midland Raiway’s ‘own publi (inching Working Time Tables, cere twat much more uniformity of GU, with, at ‘bets the appropsate pesiods in tine ~ Bath (Midian Staton), tater to become Bath (LSL&S. Station) or somesimes Bath (EMS), but stscems, never Bath, Queen ‘Square The ame appeats tobe the eve wi the public ietable books except 83 1940 ‘ition of the LEMS. book of eles, we find Bats (Q Sq) (LMS), Ive yetto discover lave witha lca to rt St Philip Nate the lack slang tothe wan shed Most was removed 2 rime recatinary mesure ring he ea Pat ‘tthe Second WerlaWor twat wie Scion ahh ‘lose and incendiary bombs seveny damaged hdcestoyedhowses onthe oppeste side Seymeut Set daring the Beedeke Aras inate A192. Mostetthe glazing was never replaced.1 such instance — which might well tut dont that few beyond Bath and its ‘burbs wil have know what Q.$q, meant! "The Landon 8 South Western Rastway, the Midland Radway’s partner inthe joint leasing ofthe SD from 1875, was nt averse to the oveasonal we of Bath, Queen in keadvertng, For example, in promot {he Par Hatton in 1878, and how bert reach the pial wsng the LESW's fal and teamship services, teevealed the let sin daly rom Baths leaving Queen Square sion at 415 (pm). Bradshaw's sat salway timetable guides, sometimes sought to avoid confsion By adding unoricil courtesy tes wheze ‘ove tha one station existed nthe same ‘onsbation, So at Bath the Great Wester Station (for which Bath alone bad suleed fn the signage ec) was shown with the safe “Manver Street (ite loeated opposite the southern end ofthat sret), whereas the Midland away station war sulied {Queen Square, Thr mast cern mrt have served to-popolasee’ the ute of tat name, icialy or otherwise many photographs ofthe rason ‘ben public and seca Oy this there is no tecllecton of evidence crmunus ever dplayed namnebourds ie Queen Square Again, plain at to have sliced, cacept for ominent sign on the font ofthe pore Fechre whey fr mans Yess, teased Ube intending passenger ating on foot Qa 2F 04-0Ne A244 nd'7F 240 precsrom eurneresth Onthe right took the Natonaisstion of the rays 2-62 a. 41241 preparetoleae fer Bra Temple Mende Photgrpherie Petes tok the vew om to bring sbost a cary of les and their ‘fre lor window The glider ak wagon war red efel he eat serving the ding ea tage Following the adaton of Spa to the > wooden platarms which covered alerage and ores at bavement el WOFEER, COURTESY UUANPETES suber 2919 + The Railway Magazine - 33