A picturesque station and perhaps one of the earliest evidences of the English vernacular movement in WA. Like the stations at Gingin and York, being atypical of the more common (but now virtually extinct) timber stations influenced by the pattern books of British railway equipment suppliers. Poole was born in England (1856) and was articled to C.C Crecke and George Judge. He worked with Sir James Lemon and John Ashdown. After being appointed Superintendent for Public Works in 1885 he became Director in 1888.