Farringdon goods depot
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:28 pm
Hello all, I'd be grateful for any info on the GN Farringdon goods depot, for a piece we are publishing on London Reconnections. This will be Part 2 of a look at the web of lines, depots and sidings in the Farringdon/Smithfield area; Part 1 is here and covered Smithfield.
There is a fabulous plan of the depot drawn in the late C19th HERE, with a wealth of detail.
I believe the depot closed in 1959 and lay derelict for decades, but it used to be very extensive and must have been busy. But what was it like to work, what was the tonnage throughput, and from where did the depot goods trains originate?
cheers
There is a fabulous plan of the depot drawn in the late C19th HERE, with a wealth of detail.
I believe the depot closed in 1959 and lay derelict for decades, but it used to be very extensive and must have been busy. But what was it like to work, what was the tonnage throughput, and from where did the depot goods trains originate?
cheers