Original High Wycombe Railway Station

This was one of the first buildings I saw when I got to High Wycombe to visit Louise for a few days.

I've passed this building several times in the past and hardly noticed it, but it's recently had a makeover with this mural on it's end wall.

It turns out to have an interesting history. It was the original railway terminus in 1854, and was designed by Brunel (a man recently voted second most influential Briton in history) as part of his Great Western Railway.

Later it became the booking office, locomotive storage shed and engine workshop when the current railway station was built in 1864. In 1870 it was converted to a goods shed and has had various uses since then. It was saved from demolition in 2009 when it became Grade 2 listed.

The mural was designed by Dan Wilson, a local artist and shows how it may have looked at the beginning of the 1860s

Ian

[bruni]

With the new face lift, a beautiful mural, no one can overlook it now. always enjoy reading your write up.

[Graham Thresher]

A super capture and so interesting,

[Molly]

What a great makeover, with a lovely mural. Great shot!

[Lynne Hart]

What a lovely makeover for this building, like the mural depicting a bygone scene.

[Denise fuller]

nice make over it would make me want to visit

[Ivan]

Nice shot and history, love that mural!

[Margaret Obey]

Love the history and the painting

[bkb in the city]

Great looking building especially with that mural

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this nice old railway station, the beautiful mural and interesting history.
Brunel . I know best of the Great Eastern, a ship much ahead of his time.

[Fisher Family]

@bruni

Thank you Bruni - it's been made a very attractive building now.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg

Thank you Graham - it will be interesting to see what use is made of the building.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly - it's an eye-catching sight as you leave the current railway station.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@lhart

Thank you Lynne - the mural has really transformed the building.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@denisefuller

Thank you Denise - the mural has really brightened up this building.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ivan

Thank you Ivan - it really is eye-catching.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh

Thank you Margaret - that mural is really eye catching as you pass by.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - the mural has really brightened up what was quite a dull building.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - Brunel was an impressive engineer with many great ideas.

Ian

[Therese]

wow, thats awesome... I first thought it was real, not a mural!

[Bob]

Nice capture and history. The mural is great!

[Tony]

Wonderful capture and amazing mural. Thanks for another piece of history.

[Raymond Milsted]

Lovely photo

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese - the mural is a lovely piece of work.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - it's really brightened up a building which was easy to pass without noticing before.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony - it's a fascinating piece of history I had just passed by before the mural was painted!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ray_milsted

Thank you Raymond, glad you like it!

Ian

[Julia]

Amazing mural! Nice history. Fav!

[Fisher Family]

@juliac

Thank you Julia, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Pete Roberts]

Lovely mural. I didn't know that High Wycombe had a railway history

[Fisher Family]

@pjr

Thank you Pete - I didn't know either, or that it was originally a Brunel railway!

Ian