GCR Goods Yard Hydraulic house
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GCR Goods Yard Hydraulic house
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 7 Dec 2011
This is the ex Great Central Railway electricity and hydraulic engine house, required to power rope capstans. This is the only goods yard building to survive, now being a Tesco.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.631013
Longitude
-1.142866