Wooden goods sheds - photos and even plans?

[MR Chuffer]

As my layout develops, I'm looking to build an OO gauge goods shed. My requirements are double track, supporting unloading/loading for up to 8 wagons so bigger than available kits and probably wooden (lots of embossed papers for exterior finish), for speed of custom development and uniqueness. I understand that wooden ones were often put up when a previous facility had been outgrown and wooden was a quick fix expansion. Example wooden ones include Adlestrop (GWR 1852), Bury St Edmunds (GER 1840s), Gloucester High Street and Barnoldswick, both MR - my focus, though the relative rarity and uniqueness of wooden goods sheds means I am prepared to adapt most designs.

 

I envisage 2 tracks entering it centrally with an unloading platform on each side with access for the drays along the longer sides, and the floor plan area fitting onto a single sheet of A4 paper (8-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches/21.0 x 29.7 cm). Anyway, that's the space I have left to play with...

 

Can anyone add to this, as I said, point me to other photos or even plans?

 

Thanks.

[johnofwessex]

Having just read a book on the subject, my immediate response might be have a look at Lyme Regis?

[MR Chuffer]

2 hours ago, johnofwessex said:

Lyme Regis

My immediate reaction was to jump to Disused Stations website but annoyingly, the good shed keeps featuring in the background, so I haven't got a clear picture of what's what. But I think it's not on a scale I'm looking for, to service a town of 20,000+ people.

 

Will investigate further so thanks for the heads up.

[johnofwessex]

5 minutes ago, MR Chuffer said:

My immediate reaction was to jump to Disused Stations website but annoyingly, the good shed keeps featuring in the background, so I haven't got a clear picture of what's what. But I think it's not on a scale I'm looking for, to service a town of 20,000+ people.

 

Will investigate further so thanks for the heads up.

 

Thank you

 

I realise that it isnt exactly what you want but it might be a starting point.

[IWCR]

Staines Central had a large wooden shed.

This was single track but could eaisly be modified to take a second

A picture on this site:

https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/stainescentral

 

Pete

[MR Chuffer]

1 hour ago, IWCR said:

Staines Central

Nice one, much patched in later years by the looks of it but it gives me details of windows which is useful, thx.

[moore43grm]

 hi there, try this site for more information

 

https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/railway-goods-shed-and-warehouse-in-england/the-railway-goods-shed-and-warehouse/

 

Russ M

[MR Chuffer]

14 minutes ago, moore43grm said:

more information

I've got the book, thanks, from whence the Adlestrop (GWR 1852) reference came from. Whilst the book covers a wide range of company styles, it occurred to me that when it came to wooden sheds, anything goes making it easier to fit a custom shed to the space I have set aside, and also easier using tongue and groove wood "brick" paper to construct, so to speak.

Edited February 9, 2021 by MR Chuffer
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[Regularity]

5 hours ago, IWCR said:

Staines Central had a large wooden shed.

This was single track but could eaisly be modified to take a second

It was still there - or bits of it were - in the mid 90s, when I moved to Chertsey for a while.