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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Hockley Station: gwrhd678
Another view of 'Top' shed on 12th February 1940 showing the
building work remaining at the northern end of the depot. To take this
photograph the photographer has remained in the same position as image 'gwrhd677'
but swung the camera nearly 90 degrees. The access to the canal basin is
located just under the elevated offices seen in the distance. (A better view of
the access to the canal basin is seen in image 'gwrhd679'). The 'Top' shed is now nearly complete some
eighteen months after work had started which must be considered a reasonable
performance considering Britain had declared war on Germany on 3rd September
1939. The cartage deck under the canopy was, according to Frank Popplewell, not
normally used for regular traffic but utilised for delayed "A waiting
instructions" consignments and special high value goods such as tobacco.
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