It was a lovely station. As a child in the late 1950's I used to sit on the up platform bench and watch the steam trains come and go while my mum did the shopping. The station staff would keep an eye on me and the engine drivers would give a wave or wink as they passed through.

I think the hardware shop where the Abbey now is was called Bendy's. The man used to deliver paraffin to your door in a Navy blue dormobile van.