LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Birmingham Central Goods Station: mrcgy490

Another view of the well lit and airy top floor of the Midland Railway's Central Goods Yard and Warehouse facility. The sacks in all probability contain flour and require a dry and clean environment transit. In Victorian times bakeries were frequently family owned and the industry was not dominated by a few giants. Consequently millers would have to forward their produce to a holding area such as seen above before being distributed to their many small customers.

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