GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Knowle & Dorridge: gwrkd2801b

Close up of Knowle and Dorridge's 120 foot long by 40 foot wide metal framed Goods Shed. The design accommodated a single line on the left running through the shed and direct access for road transport beneath the overhanging roof, the latter designed to keep the goods and men dry during inclement weather. Between the two is a platform at a height similar to the floor of a wagon thereby allowing goods to be off-loaded by hand using a porter or luggage trolley. In front of the goods shed are timber buildings which would be used by staff for storing yard tools, a lavatory, and a mess and possibly office facilities. Between the two sets of tracks the GWR has provided a wide space in order that coal could be stored by merchants. This was very important as the GWR only allowed its wagons to be kept in the yard for short period of time before it started to charge additional costs. The wagons on the left are being emptied via a horse drawn cart.

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