In the main they made encaustic tiles rather than the "majolica" ceramic tiles used to decorate the Shrub Hill waiting room. Wojtczak writes that in 1873 there was Ladies' Waiting Room Attendant called Mrs Dale who earned 10s and that this was the same rate of pay as a Mrs Spencer who was the office cleaner. It is Grade II* listed and English Heritage placed it on the "Buildings at Risk Register" in 2003. The official records record that the waiting room was added c1880. In 2005 the register records "The cast iron frame is in need of structural repair. The front wall is leaning out and currently shored up. Preliminary investigative work has been carried out, but repair works were delayed due partly to problem of locating specialist contractors." In April 2005, Network Rail applied for listed building planning consent to restore the waiting room to bring it back into use before the end of 2006. The application gave detail of the work to be carried out including restoration of the cast-iron work and the sourcing and replacement of the missing ceramic tiles. English Heritage included the waiting room on the 2006 "Buildings at Risk Register". Subsequently, restoration work was undertaken and the refurbishment was completed in 2015. References Bibliography Further reading External links Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Worcester Shrub Hill station Grade II* listed buildings in Worcestershire Grade II* listed railway stations Buildings and structures in Worcester, England Transport in Worcester, England Railway stations in Worcestershire DfT Category C1 stations Former Great Western Railway stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains 1850 establishments in England