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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Hockley Station: gwrhd746
View from Pitsford Street of the damage to Hockley's offices
caused by the air raid on 12th December 1940. The office block was a three
storey structure with one floor being below the ground level of Hockley Goods
Depot. The road level floor therefore needed to be both strong enough to carry
the two other floors but to also act as a retaining wall for the built up
ground within the goods yard. The use of a vaulted ceiling to provide such
strength can be seen above. The gated remains of the entrance on the left led
through to the bonded stores where alcohol and tobacco were stored until
required for delivery. The southern part of the offices whilst seemingly intact
were classified as unsafe and the block required extensive work before it could
be used again.
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