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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Central Goods Yard: mrcgy915
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View of Birmingham Central Goods Station's warehouse and
covered loading dock and platform seen from Severn Street. Goods could be
raised from the ground floor to the first floor by two different methods. They
could be raised within the warehouse's main building by way of a crane or sack
hoist, the former fixed in position and which could rotate 360°. There were
several such internal hoists for this purpose. In addition, a similar facility
was available but located on the outer walls to lift goods from outside the
warehouse. This type of hoist was enclosed at the top, the first floor level
and in the instance seen above, from the canopy upwards. The enclosed section
was to prevent inclement or windy weather from entering the warehouse,
particularly important for goods required to be stored in a dry place. In all
probability a set of internal doors would also be fitted. On the other
warehouse wall there were two other external lift shafts as can be seen in
image 'mrcgy916a'.
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