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The three-gabled Victorian shed is to the right of the lighting tower, with modern warehousing on either side. These buildings were part of a storage depot belonging to J&W Watt, who took over a redundant area at the London Road railway yard in the early 1970s. They were demolished a few months after this photo was taken. The Watts site has since been redeveloped with housing (Linton Grove). Photo taken from B&Q car park. See also Image . The back of the shed can be seen here Image .

The double-gabled building on the left is the former North Eastern Railway goods shed, constructed in 1881. See Image . Centre and right are warehouses at Watts Yard, a storage facility occupying a large part of the former railway depot. The property includes the old NER engine shed (far right), built in the late 19th century. A continuaton of the view over towards the right can be seen here Image . Location update, January 2017 : The goods station is still there, it was listed in 2015 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1430159 . The warehouses and engine shed were demolished in about 2008, the Linton Grove housing estate has been built on the land.

Viewed from a passing steam-hauled train on The Dalesman excursion to the Settle-Carlisle line

Built in 1881 by the North Eastern Railway. Unoccupied when this picture was taken, the shed roof appeared fairly sound but the front office was derelict - see Image .

For information about the building, see Image . When this picture was taken in March 2008, the site (Watts Storage Depot) had approval for a housing development. The buildings were demolished a few months later, but suffered a couple of arson attacks in the intervening period - see BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7423221.stm . Compare this view with one taken from the same spot in October 2011 Image .

View from Melbourne Park, looking towards the end of Delagoa Street. The warehouses on the left are at Watts Yard, a storage business accessed from London Road - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5267686 . They were demolished a few months after this photo was taken, and houses have been built in their place.

Back of the former engine shed at London Road yard, built by the North Eastern Railway in the late 19th century. The locomotives were transferred to the Canal depot in the 1930s, but the shed yard remained in use by BR until 1963. Not long afterwards it was acquired by J & W Watt, whose business switched from mainly haulage to warehousing and storage in the mid 1980s. Around that time, additional large buildings were erected beside the older sheds. The engine shed has three gables, and at some time during the mid 20th century the roof of the central section was taken off. It has later been replaced in a more basic style, lacking the round window and stepped brickwork seen on the gables either side. When this picture was taken (March 2008) the shed was shortly to be demolished, and Watts Storage Depot redeveloped with housing. See also Image .

A housing development called Linton Grove, off Lindisfarne Street. The homes were built on land previously occupied by Watts Storage Depot, which was established in a former railway yard. A photo taken from the same position in March 2008 shows quite a different scene Image .

The building on the left is marked on 1960s OS maps https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/341173/555175/13/101329 as 'Railway Hostel'. Looking at older maps, it appears to date from the early 20th century - then conveniently situated just behind the London Road railway yard (see Image ). Today it is still a men's hostel, but run by Impact Housing, not the railways.

An old unused engine shed, this is actually the smaller of the two the other one is sited behind. From aerial pictures the other one looks to be in use.