Cotham Station

I have lived at Cotham Station Houses since 1978. The railway line was still in use them, and on a few occasioins members of the Royal Family stayed overnight, including Prince Charles and Princess Anne. We would be given Union Jacks to wave and take the policemen that were on duty cups of tea and bacon sandwiches. We saw Princess Anne eating her breakfast in one of the carriages and she waved to me and my friend.
    I haven't been able to find a photo of how the station looked when it was here and don't know the dates of when it was built or last in use. I was told there used to be a school house as well. The old railway line is now a walk with rare butterflies and blackberry bushes and apple trees, and we can make lots of damson jam. I do miss the activity of when the line was in use but it is much quieter and more beautiful now.