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warehouse facing north (2005)
Taken from Huddersfield station. This massive building
has been empty for as long as I can remember. Built in 1885 at a cost of
£100,000, five storeys high & very strong, was the largest warehouse in
the country at that date. Walls are red brick with blue brick bands.
Window jambs are blue brick, with blue brick heads & sandstone
Springer's. Wagon lift visible on the right. |
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warehouse lift facing west (2005)
The wagon lift taken from Huddersfield station.
The 30 ton lift, supported on these fancy Doric columns, hauled complete
wagons to the upper floors. |
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warehouse facing south (2005)
Photographed from the former goods yard. The building was
designed by the LNWR engineering department. Internally consists of an iron frame, giving the floors a
load bearing capacity of 25 cwt a square yard. Wagons were hauled from
this yard into the building, using a series of capstans.
Wagon lift
visible on the left. |
 Accumulator
facing west (2005)
The warehouse capstans & lifts were all powered
hydraulically.
To supply the power, this separate plant was built across the other side
of the yard.
It consisted of an engine house used to generate pressure
in a massive hydraulic accumulator
(Big cylindrical tank of water)
housed in that tower on the right. |
 Huddersfield
Examiner article (20-02-08)
20 million pounds redevelopment plan due to be
completed in 2009. See below. |
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warehouse entrance (28-02-08)
Next few shots taken on the St Georges
Project open day.
Entrance driveway from New North Parade. Original cobbles re-layed
down the sides there. Only just finished the day before. |
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warehouse interior (28-02-08)
Reception area with nice re-layed wood block
floor. Strong smell of creosote. |
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warehouse interior (28-02-08)
Blurb from the parties involved. |
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warehouse interior (28-02-08)
Due to the failing light could only manage
some top floor shots, illuminated from the skylights. Massive
floor area. |
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warehouse interior (28-02-08)
Staircase seems to go out onto the roof. My
missus & the nice guide lady just visible, miles away, in the
distance. |
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warehouse interior HD1 office (28-02-08)
The nice guide lady showed us upstairs of
the office used by the HD1 company. Some tasty veneer & wood
panelling, unfortunately all to be ripped out soon. The office is
situated on the top part of the wagon lift. See next photo. |
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warehouse wagon lift (28-02-08)
HD1 offices & wagon lift. Huddersfield
Platform 8 down on the right there. |
 Huddersfield
station cafe (2005)
No reason for this photo at all, apart from I think
its a nice wood building. Not many of these left now.
These waiting rooms were built around 1880 when the station was enlarged,
with this new island platform & an overall roof.
The buildings been done up a bit lately, heard a rumour the cafe is to
be closed. |
