A view inside the newer of the two shops. This was constructed at the time that bogie carriages were being introduced on to the NSR in 1906. This was a three-road shop
A view showing the course of Whieldon Road before it was diverted, the relationship of the road to the carriage works and of the carriage works to the rest of the workshops. © John Sherratt
Inside the Boiler Shop, looking north, in the direction of the Boiler Shop extension
Inside the Small Erecting Shop looking north. Note that this workshop has been extended into the adjacent P.W. Machine Shop. © John Sherratt
Inside the Smithy. © John Sherratt
Northern and eastern wall of the Erecting Shop. Note the buffer stop for the overhead crane. © John Sherratt
On the left of the canal is the land previously occupied by Stelrad-Doulton and adjacent to the railway was the California Works of Kerr Stuart. Marcroft's present factory is just visible in the distance. © John Sherratt
Plan of the Works taken from LMS Engine Sheds Volume I by Hawkins & Reeve
The bridge over the old canal neck. © John Sherratt
The Carriage Works sheds were constructed on a roughly east-west alignment, at the south end of the site and at right angles to the shops of the main works. This is the older two-road shop. © John Sherratt
The corner of the Body Shop and a view looking north, past the Wagon Shop, old Body Shop and Paint Shop at the far end. The Trent & Mersey canal is to the left. The roadway occupies the space formerly taken by the traverser. © John Sherratt
The current Whieldon Road looking east. The old Whieldon Road was behind the metal fencing. Kerr Stuarts's entrance was on this side of the railway bridge on the right hand side. © John Sherratt
The eastern side of the Small Erecting Shop, which extended as far as the point at which the roof-line changed. The building with the higher roof housed a P.W. Machine Shop and a boiler house. The next section of the building was a Joiners Shop. The Roundhouse was on the right hand side where the bunker is located. © John Sherratt
The exterior of the Boiler Shop. A view looking south
The interior of the older two-road carriage shop, looking east towards the exit
The interior walls of the three-road shop differ from each other. This view looks at the wall shared with the older two-road shop. Its previous role as an exterior wall is apparent in the style of the brickwork
The Main Erecting Shop and the Small Erecting Shop to the right, viewed from the south. © John Sherratt
The nearest set of arched doorways gave access to the Wagon Shop; in other words at right angles to the roadway, along which once ran the traverser. It was this arrangement that limited the length of vehicle that could be handled on this side of the works. © John Sherratt
The outside of the Smithy, looking south. The building to the right is the Boiler Shop extension. © John Sherratt
The Paint Shop, the old Body Shop and beyond that is the Wagon Shop. © John Sherratt
The site of a wagon turntable is evident to this day
The very substantial eastern wall of the Erecting Shop
The Wagon Shop extension, looking south. Note what were the previous external walls of the works, denoted by drainpipes on both walls. Note also the round topped arches on the one side and the rectangular finish on the opposite walls. These features are visible on contemporary photographs of the works. © John Sherratt
