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Depot Collection (#17)

"From Manchester's Last Tram to Morpeth Dock: Exploring the World of Depots" Stepping back in time

Background imageDepot Collection: Inmates Room at Establishment for Recidivists, Merxplas, Be

Inmates Room at Establishment for Recidivists, Merxplas, Be
Inmates Room at Establishment for Recidivists, Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Entrance to Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Entrance to Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Entrance to the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Recreation Hall at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Recreation Hall at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Recreation hall at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Refectory at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Refectory at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Refectory at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Labour Colony and Beggars Depot at Merxplas, Belgium

Labour Colony and Beggars Depot at Merxplas, Belgium
Frontage of the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Conference Room at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Conference Room at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Conference room in the observation block at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Kitchen at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Kitchen at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Kitchen at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Brickworks at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Brickworks at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Brickworks at the labour colony and beggars depot at Merxplas (or Merksplas), Belgium. Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Cinema at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Cinema at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Cinema at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Furniture workshop at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium

Furniture workshop at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Cabinet and chair making workshop at the labour colony and beggars depot at Merxplas (or Merksplas), Belgium. Date: 1934

Background imageDepot Collection: Merxplas (or Merksplas) Labour Colony, Belgium

Merxplas (or Merksplas) Labour Colony, Belgium
A new inmate arrives in the director principals carriage at the labour colony and beggars depot at Merxplas (or Merksplas), Belgium. Date: 1904

Background imageDepot Collection: The Boise Train Depot in winter, Boise, Idaho

The Boise Train Depot in winter, Boise, Idaho

Background imageDepot Collection: Overlooking the city of Great Falls, Montana at dusk looking across the Missouri

Overlooking the city of Great Falls, Montana at dusk looking across the Missouri River at the historic train depot building

Background imageDepot Collection: The Boise Depot in Boise, Idaho

The Boise Depot in Boise, Idaho

Background imageDepot Collection: The Delta Cultural Center train depot in Helena, Arkansas

The Delta Cultural Center train depot in Helena, Arkansas

Background imageDepot Collection: Historic Steam Trains depart Hill City South Dakota in the summer season

Historic Steam Trains depart Hill City South Dakota in the summer season

Background imageDepot Collection: Italy, Venice. Statue of Neptune in front of the Arsenal

Italy, Venice. Statue of Neptune in front of the Arsenal

Background imageDepot Collection: Italy, Venice. Statue in front of the Arsenal shipyard and naval depot

Italy, Venice. Statue in front of the Arsenal shipyard and naval depot

Background imageDepot Collection: Firefighters respond to a fire, East London

Firefighters respond to a fire, East London
Firefighters respond to a fire at Marshgate Railway Sidings, Stratford, East London

Background imageDepot Collection: Firefighters, paramedics and the police, East London

Firefighters, paramedics and the police, East London
Firefighters, paramedics and the police respond to a fire at Marshgate Railway Sidings, Stratford, East London

Background imageDepot Collection: Aftermath of a fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2

Aftermath of a fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2
National Fire Service firefighters from the former Middlesex Fire Brigade (integrated into the London Region), damping down and turning over following a serious fire in a depot in Douglas Road

Background imageDepot Collection: NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2

NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2
Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work

Background imageDepot Collection: Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2

Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
London firefighters struggling to control a powerful jet of water whilst fighting a fire at the Blackfriars Goods (Railway) Depot, Southwark Street

Background imageDepot Collection: CIVIL WAR: ATLANTA. Railroad depot in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War

CIVIL WAR: ATLANTA. Railroad depot in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War. Stereograph by George Barnard, c1864

Background imageDepot Collection: CIVIL WAR: ARTILLERY. Federal ordnance at the depot at Broadway Landing, Virginia

CIVIL WAR: ARTILLERY. Federal ordnance at the depot at Broadway Landing, Virginia. Photographed from the main eastern theater of war during the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865

Background imageDepot Collection: CIVIL WAR: WHARF, 1863. Union Army supply boats at a wharf at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia

CIVIL WAR: WHARF, 1863. Union Army supply boats at a wharf at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia. Photograph, 1863

Background imageDepot Collection: CIVIL WAR: PRISONERS, 1864. Confederate prisoners awaiting transport at a Union Army rail depot at

CIVIL WAR: PRISONERS, 1864. Confederate prisoners awaiting transport at a Union Army rail depot at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photographed 1864

Background imageDepot Collection: PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, 1856. Petersburg, Virginia, seen from the north

PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, 1856. Petersburg, Virginia, seen from the north. The railroad depot is in the center of the picture. Wood engraving, American, 1856

Background imageDepot Collection: Redlite rail depot, Canda

Redlite rail depot, Canda
Redlite rail depot in Canada, 1913 1913

Background imageDepot Collection: Great central clothing depot

Great central clothing depot

Background imageDepot Collection: 17th New York Battery Artillery Depot, Camp Barry, near Wash

17th New York Battery Artillery Depot, Camp Barry, near Washington, D.C. Soldiers with horses and cannons. Date photographed 1863 May, printed later

Background imageDepot Collection: Scrap and salvage depot, Butte, Mont

Scrap and salvage depot, Butte, Mont. Date 1942 Oct

Background imageDepot Collection: Water supply depot, Jaffa and Tel Aviv, Israel

Water supply depot, Jaffa and Tel Aviv, Israel
The water supply depot at Jaffa and Tel Aviv, Israel. Date: 20th century

Background imageDepot Collection: Catering depot in Belgrade, Serbia, WW1

Catering depot in Belgrade, Serbia, WW1
Men at a catering depot in Belgrade, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDepot Collection: Lorry delivery at RASC MT Depot, Rouen, France, WW1

Lorry delivery at RASC MT Depot, Rouen, France, WW1
A lorry being delivered at the RASC MT (Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport) Depot in Rouen, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1918

Background imageDepot Collection: Weirs Landing

Weirs Landing
Waiting for the train at the depot at Weirs Landing, a popular New Hampshire resort. Date: 1874

Background imageDepot Collection: Israeli Bus Depot

Israeli Bus Depot

Background imageDepot Collection: Ordnance Depot - Basra, Iraq, WWI

Ordnance Depot - Basra, Iraq, WWI
The Ordnance Depot on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab Waterway (which leads out to the Persian Gulf) at Basra, Iraq - WWI Date: circa 1917

Background imageDepot Collection: Supply and Transport Depot, Basra, Iraq - WWI era

Supply and Transport Depot, Basra, Iraq - WWI era
Supply and Transport Depot on the Shatt al-Arab Waterway (which eventually feeds into the Persian Gulf) at Basra, Iraq - WWI era Date: circa 1917

Background imageDepot Collection: Training Tram Drivers

Training Tram Drivers
A tram driver receiving instruction in the handling of (dummy) controls at the Clapham Depot of the London County Council School for Tram Drivers. Date: 1930s

Background imageDepot Collection: Loading up a boat at a supply depot in UK, WW1

Loading up a boat at a supply depot in UK, WW1
Loading up a boat destined for France at a supply depot somewhere in the UK during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDepot Collection: German occupation of Brussels, Belgium, WW1

German occupation of Brussels, Belgium, WW1
Scene during the German occupation of Brussels, Belgium, during the First World War. Showing German supply wagons outside a depot, and German troops on horseback. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDepot Collection: Handley Page plane, AFC Training Depot, UK, WW1

Handley Page plane, AFC Training Depot, UK, WW1
A Handley Page aeroplane at the AFC (Australian Flying Corps) Training Depot, Halton Camp, Wendover, UK, with crew, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDepot Collection: German troops at Krusevac, Serbia, WW1

German troops at Krusevac, Serbia, WW1
German troops with catering vehicles in front of a supply depot at Krusevac, Serbia, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDepot Collection: Oiling and Coaling on land

Oiling and Coaling on land
Light labour and hard labour: oiling and coaling on land. The new method and the old- a contrast. The top image shows a torpedo boat taking in oil fuel through a hose linking her with a tank in

Background imageDepot Collection: Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1

Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1
A 4.5 inch Howitzer beyond repair at the Ordnance Depot, Calais, France, during the First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

Background imageDepot Collection: Quarried stone

Quarried stone at a shipping depot. The depot is in Whitstable, a coastal town in Kent, England

Background imageDepot Collection: Pipeline construction

Pipeline construction. Fork-lift truck lifting a pallet of prefabricated pipeline sections. These will be used to construct a fuel pipeline to carry natural gas. Photographed in England




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"From Manchester's Last Tram to Morpeth Dock: Exploring the World of Depots" Stepping back in time, we discover the remnants of history at the depot that housed Manchester's last tram. Journeying to Rome, Georgia in the mid-1800s, we uncover a bustling depot that served as a vital transportation hub for its community. The Camden Round House stands as a testament to the rich railway heritage and engineering marvels of yesteryears. At Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Terminal in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia unfolds before our eyes as we witness an iconic depot connecting land and sea. The General Locomotive roars into action, reminding us of the power and innovation behind these magnificent machines at depots worldwide. Offering a glimpse from a driver's perspective, we experience the adrenaline rush as Circle line train enters London's tube station with precision and efficiency. Philadelphia welcomes a new terminal depot within Reading railroad system - an architectural gem poised to shape future journeys for countless travelers. Speeding through landscapes like never before, bullet trains revolutionize travel by seamlessly connecting cities across vast distances from their sleek depots. Descending into Portsmouth Harbour's submarine depot unveils secrets hidden beneath water depths - where naval prowess meets strategic defense operations. Swiss trams find solace at BVB M-Parc Depot in Basel; here lies an intricate network that keeps Switzerland moving with utmost precision and punctuality. Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Depot in Nevada transports us back to America’s Wild West era – where dreams were built on steel tracks amidst rugged terrains. Birkenhead goods terminus at Morpeth Dock paints vivid pictures of bustling trade routes during 1924 – when commerce thrived along waterfronts shaping local economies.