GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd677

View of the final stages of the construction of the 'Top' shed as seen from All Saints Street on 12th February 1940. The design of 'Top' shed used steel framing with timber cladding which allowed the roof to project over rail and road areas thereby providing shelter to the yard's staff. The platform, or deck as often described by the yard's staff, seen under the awning was classified by the GWR as No 10. The brick built hut seen behind the two covered wagons in the foreground accommodated the yard's shunters assigned to this area of the depot. Just in front of the nearest of the two wagons is the turntable (a feint circle can just be seen) which provided access to the lines running parallel with All Saints Street which in turn provided access to the turntable that moved wagons under All Saints Street and into the basin (see image 'gwrhd678'). The marshalling yard and access to the shunting spur to Soho (which proceeded to go under and behind the photographer) are on the left.

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