GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley and Duddeston: gwrhd677

The norther corner of the new "Top" shed taken from All Saints Street. The platform, or "deck" as the workers would have described it, under the awning was number ten. The hut behind the two covered wagons in the foreground accommodated the yards shunters.

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. The marshalling yard and access to the shunting spur to Soho (which proceeded to go under and behind the photographer) are on the left. 12 February 1940

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