The Hendon mainline signal box pictured in 1977. In the background is the Schweppes factory. The scaffolding on it is perhaps a portent of what was to become of it.

Image from The Transport Library
The same tower pictured in the early 1900's.
A 1921 Aerofilms photo of the Schweppes factory at West Hendon, and he railway and signal box behind it.

Britain from Above image
The last production of Schweppes tonic water in March 1979 in a special presentation box. By 1980 the factory had closed, ending an eighty-four year history with West Hendon.

Imaged sourced from Oxfam website.
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