swt_passenger
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The main thing is, there wouldn’t have ever needed to be an arch in that building, because it wasn’t put up until after the route was removed. When access to Waterloo East for passengers was at ground (concourse) level, did they even walk through the building in line with the bridge at all, or do a sort of dog leg outside, under the canopy?Hi again - right, I cycled up there earlier, and indeed the long-disused railway bridge [well, long-disused as a bridge for trains, not so long for other purposes; though a bit of it seems now to be used as a bike park] does point at a place where the archway is no longer open. As you say, it's more or less where the station office entrance is, by the head of the taxi rank. When I have more time, I'll pace it out as between the nearest two archways which are open, and go onto the concourse and get my bearings on that side. Then I'll know what I'm talking about next time...
BTW, I found a picture of the original building taken from outside, as can be seen it was right on Waterloo Rd, and completely different location from the more modern office range we see today:
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