Description:George Marston was aged 4 in 1939, when he moved with his parents and siblings to Saltworks Farmhouse, Weston on Trent, near Stafford.
He has kindly supplied the following information on the old railway gate in this photograph by Mr Jim Foley:
"This railway gate from the old Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway was in Saltworks Lane, Weston, Stafford, and was known as 'The Goods Yard Gate'. It was manned by the Station Master and kept locked at night. American troops, British troops and civilian personnel moved food, cattle and other goods (including military vehicles) on the low level sidings by Ingestre and Weston Station during and after World War 2. These were then transferred by road to Ingestre Park for daily use or storage. My mother kept the teapot flowing for the American troops who came to the farmhouse each day with tea and sugar.. At high level the waiting rooms, toilets and slot machines were available to the public travelling to Stafford or Uttoxeter. The steel bridge over Saltworks Lane was adjacent to the United Dairies with its landing deck allowing the milk churns to be loaded on to the Milk Train to Birmingham. The station master was Mr. Smithson who lived in the Station House, which was situated where Weston Village Hall now stands".