It seems
that my father was up to his tricks of being where he shouldn't be as
this shot was clearly taken from within the heart of the sidings.
If you look at the picture directly below, you will see that he was
stood in front of the signal box.
The buildings in the distance are on Suffolk Street and the College of
Technology is clearly visible providing a reference for the site of the
goods office pictured above.
Paul provided a
depressing modern view of this scene and said:
"The original picture was taken in front of the signal box, just to the
right, and slightly further forward than this one, (which is in the
middle of the tunnel face), somewhere around where the short lamp is -
just to the left of the tree. After the Central goods sidings were
cleared in the late 1960's, BR built Stanier House on the site, which
is still there on the right, but is now know as the Axis and no longer
used for railway purposes. The accommodation on the left (Centenary
Plaza) is new, only being built in the last few years.
We still use the old track bed from here to get to Five Ways station,
which is quite an experience with the state of the ground conditions."
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