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Description: | A gentleman by the name of 'Mr. Banner' who was the general manager during the Second World War (1939-1945), of the engineering shop at the depot (shown). The depot was an important steam powered pumping station, and also supplied timber items for the BCN. There were areas for construction and maintenance of canal boats, aswell as a carpenter's shop, saw mill and drying room. The object in front of him is a repaired part of the the belt driven power system used at the depot. The object to the right is a lathe. Note the old fashioned bowler hat often worn then by figures in authority. The depot closed in 1961. (Courtesy of the T. W. King collection held at Dudley Archives & Local History Service). | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Archives | Rights holder: | Mrs. R. Collins | Subjects: | Machine tools | Temporal: | [Early 20th cent] | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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