Hockley Goods Yard - Part Two

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

For people wanting to learn more about Hockley Station and goods yard, particularly what it was like to work there from 1935 to 1967 when it closed, they should read the six articles in the Great Western Railway Journal by Frank Popplewell.

Additional pages divided on different thematic subjects are available by clicking on the links below:

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Ref: gwrhd677 - NRM Top shed's platform 10 and northern corner

Ref: gwrhd678 - NRM Northern side of Top shed and cartage deck for high valued goods

Ref: gwrhd718 - NRM View showing the Invoice office projecting inside Top shed

Ref: gwrhd679 - NRM View of new invoicing office and entrance to canal basin

Ref: gwrhd719 - NRM View of tunnel to canal basin

Ref: gwrhd720 - NRM Hockley's two-road wagon hoist for canal traffic

Ref: gwrhd680 - John Davies View of Hockley's Canal basin used for freight exchange

Ref: gwrhd724 - NRM View of old Inwards shed and new annex

Ref: gwrhd724a - NRM View of unknown 0-6-0PT and shunters truck

Ref: gwrhd722 - NRM The old Inwards shed being altered

Ref: gwrhd723 - NRM The old Inwards shed after alterations

Ref: gwrhd673 - NRM The new Amenities block at the north west corner of the yard

Ref: gwrhd702 - John Davies The road motor engineer's service station and foreman's office

Ref: gwrhd694 - John Davies View of the middle gate and access to the tunnel

Ref: gwrhd695 - John Davies View of road tunnel at bottom of ramp

Ref: gwrhd674 - John Davies Internal view of Accounts office

Ref: gwrhd687 - Lens of Sutton The accountancy room known as the "well"

Ref: gwrhd717 - NRM Interior view of newly completed Invoice Office

Ref: gwrhd733 - John Davies The invoicing and staff office

Ref: gwrhd734 - John Davies The staff office located within the Invoice office

Ref: gwrhd735 - John Davies The chief clerk's office located inside the Invoice office

Ref: gwrhd744 - John Davies The Delivery office situated adjacent to the main offices

Ref: gwrhd740 - John Davies Another view of the delivery office

Ref: gwrhd728 - John Davies The Correspondence office shortly before closure

Ref: gwrhd739 - John Davies The clerical staff's canteen

Ref: gwrhd737 - John Davies The "wages" (uniformed) staff's canteen

Ref: gwrhd738 - John Davies The kitchen located between the two canteens

Ref: gwrhd750a - NRM Close up of transport standing at No1 cartage deck

Ref: gwrhd710 - NRM A variety of horse-drawn and motor vehicles

Ref: gwrhd708 - NRM Goods being loaded for distribution to city businesses at the old Outward Shed

Ref: gwrhd675a - NRM Close up of variety of road vehicles

Ref: gwrhd675b - NRM Close up showing blackout safety lining on lorry

Ref: gwrhd749 - NRM Road transport lies scattered in front of main offices

Ref: gwrhd749a - NRM An appeal to give to the Lord Mayor's fund

Ref: gwrhd750 - NRM View of cartage deck no 1 and north entrance weighbridge

Ref: gwrhd709 - NRM Inside Top shed looking southwards along decks 2, 3 and 4

Ref: gwrhd706 - NRM View of the cranes required for handling heavy loads

Ref: gwrhd711 - NRM Looking along deck 1 and 2

Ref: gwrhd711b - NRM Close up showing mobile crane and temporary bridges

Ref: gwrhd712 - NRM View showing LNER box van and buffers.

Ref: gwrhd714 - NRM Looking along the "stop blocks" at the northern end of the Top shed

Ref: gwrhd711a - NRM Close up of No 1 deck with lady porter

Ref: gwrhd713 - NRM View of north cartage bay and horse-drawn wagons

Ref: Location Map - Andy Doherty