GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd674

An internal view of Hockley's last Account's Office which was located adjacent to the Main Offices. The original offices were destroyed in the air raid on Birmingham on 12th December 1940. They were rebuilt (see image 'gwrhd696') and were probably warmer and more comfortable than the its Victorian predecessor. Photographed in the last year of Hockley's working life it is clear that the scale of business has declined in the last decade. On the left and through the internal windows is the Cartage Office where the distribution and collection duties were managed.

back