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LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Lawley Street Goods Depot: mrls939

An internal view of Lawley Street's 1945 single storey shed showing the relative absence of internal supports

An internal view of Lawley Street's 1945 single storey shed showing the relative absence of internal supports. Recommendations derived from the 1935 report on how to improve efficiency in handling freight were incorporated into the new shed, one of which was to maximise freedom of flow by minimising the number of internal columns. Lawley Street's central main span was 151ft 2ins which only required three rows of columns. The removal of the warehouse facilities previously provided on the first and second floors to another site was a major factor in allowing this design.

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