GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley and Duddeston: gwrhd711

The importance of well lit sheds meant that the majority of the roof was glazed to take advantage of natural daylight. This view along deck 2 and 1 shows little activity suggesting to Frank Popplewell that the photograph was taken between shifts . Deck 1, which rarely was used to accommodate railway vehicles, is being used as a cartage deck, the rows of parked horse-drawn vehicles is evident by the shafts raised in the air. 11th August 1943

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