GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley and Duddeston: gwrhd699

This view looking south towards Birmingham Snow Hill was taken in the last few years of the station's service. The Top shed is on the right whilst the Round shed is on the left. Of note is the mini coal bunker used to store the coal for the brazier that would be sited under the water column (the bottom of which can just be seen on the right).

Note the "tap" used to turn the water on and off is a standard fitting and therefore would appear to be more at home on a locomotive than a station. The platform lamp is unusual being so tall and ladders either side of the column with stand on top.

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