Railway Photos              Photos Augustus F Perren    February 2025

Box School and The Rec seen from an area north of the railway line. The Rec is divided into two agricultural fields separated by a tree-less hedge line. The By Brook can just be seen at the foot of a steep depression between the Lower Mead Field and the embanked railway.

Above: The railway heading towards the arches of Box Bridge. Most of the agricultural fields have tree-lined boundaries, often mature trees which were difficult to clear before tractors became generally available to farmers. 

The GWR railway line can be seen at the top of the picture. In the middle of the image, there is a fine view of the Box Poorhouse. The hedge cutting through the image diagonally later became Valens Terrace before the terrace and Selwyn Hall had been built. At the foot of the hedge-line is the open garage door of the Bear Inn stables (later the original Browning's Garage and now part of the Box Pharmacy).