It was supposed to be an information film

How to Behave in Britain

A short section was shot in Midgham in 1943

An American soldier is seen crossing the lines

He wants to travel to Cirencester

The station buildings can be seen briefly

As well as the rustic level crossing

I know Midgham station very well and am writing

This poem in one of the austere platform shelters

It is raining hard and the whole station is gloomy

Fast trains pass at intervals and the overhead wires buzz

No longer do humble stopping trains steam into Midgham

These are long dead and now travel only on film

The whole idea of progress is rather depressing

As like many I prefer remembering the innocence of history