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A rectangular stone plaque embedded in a dark brick wall inscribed Cambridge Corporation 1905 and E. Wareham Harry, Engineer.

Mill Road Depot Photos – Shelley Lockwood – Places

Mill Road Depot Photos - Shelley Lockwood - Places

A set of metal rolling steps stands behind a wire mesh fence, with wooden planks on shelving visible in the background.
A white van sits in front of a wire fence surrounding a yard with a white truck and a bright green metal skip behind gates.
Cars are parked in a lot before a yellow brick building and a larger structure with a cupola on a cloudy day in Cambridge.
A narrow road passes between yellow brick buildings with metal bollards lining the edges and white vans parked in the distance.
A green and white street cleaning machine parked in a depot yard next to a long metal drain and a building with blue doors.
Asphalt yard with parked vehicles, a large industrial building on the right, and green storage containers behind a wire fence.
A Green Machines street sweeper parked in a depot yard next to a brick building with a blue door and an open white door.
A weathered white metal railing follows the curve of a narrow road beside a yellow brick wall and long, multi-windowed building.
A sign reading Refuse & Environment hangs from a yellow brick building on a paved path lined with white bollards.
White Cambridge City Council vans are parked in a paved yard next to a low-rise brick building with a Dovetailed office sign.
A compact, white and grey street sweeper vehicle parked in a paved lot with a white van and wooden gate in the background.
Two white council vans parked in front of a large, open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof under a cloudy blue sky.
A window with blue framing and green wall paneling reflects a white van, while potted plants sit on the interior sill.
Side view of a white transit van featuring the Cambridge City Council logo, a green stripe, and Building Maintenance lettering.
A metal sign with black and white stripes and the letters lest sits between rusty steel beams, with a hanging rusty chain.
A white panel displaying the Cambridge City Council logo, a StreetScene sign, and a partial Green Machine decal.
A white refuse lorry with recycling information on its side parked by a white gate in front of terraced houses.
A bright red van with a Cambridge City Council logo parked in a paved depot yard beside low industrial buildings.
An interior view of a large corrugated metal-roofed structure filled with rows of industrial blue and metal waste containers.
Information signs for a City Services Recycling Centre stand before a chain-link fence, with a parked lorry visible behind.
The back of a brick building with dark weatherboarding on the upper level, two blue doors, and a wooden bench in the garden.
A white van parked beside sheds and a grey wall with a sign reading Fragile Wall Keep Clear, set against green trees.
A narrow alleyway sits between a yellow brick building and a brown wooden fence, leading to a plain, light-coloured door.
Two white vans are parked on a green roundabout verge where three men stand near a redgate sign and a yellow road sign.
Double brown wooden gates set between two brick pillars in front of terraced houses with slate roofs under a cloudy sky.
Two light-duty trucks flank a grassy traffic island featuring rows of small potted plants and a yellow keep-left road sign.
Two white flatbed vans are parked on the grass of a roundabout in front of residential houses under a cloudy blue sky.
Paved yard with light-colored depot buildings, parked waste trucks, a small yellow trailer, and metal frame structures overhead.
A white Iveco lorry with a yellow trailer piled with debris viewed through a wire fence against a cloudy sky.
A white council refuse lorry is parked in a paved yard next to a low brick wall and a tall, empty metal frame structure.
A white Olympus refuse collection truck sits at a metal gate in front of terraced houses, viewed from an open window.
View from inside a room showing posters on the wall and a large yellow truck visible through a circular and rectangular window.
A white lorry with a yellow trailer sits behind a wire mesh fence, with a tall electricity pylon visible in the background.
A white Olympus refuse lorry drives through an open red-and-white barrier gate into a depot past a speed limit sign.
A high-angle view shows a gated entrance at the Mill Road Depot with a 5 mph sign and a metal bracket attached to a brick pier.
View from a window overlooking a gated entrance with a speed limit sign, orange traffic cone, and rows of terraced houses.
A red chair sits by a white door labeled Meeting Room, with a view through a round window and into a hallway with an exit sign.
An arched white window set in a light brick wall with a stone plaque inscribed Cambridge Corporation 1905 to the right.
Two white signs detailing recycling instructions and safety rules for a Cambridge City Council depot are attached to a fence.
A yellow and white warning sign mounted on a metal structure displays a forklift truck symbol and the text Caution Fork-Lift trucks operating.
A blue plastic bin with a white rectangular sticker reading CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL in black capital letters.
A rectangular stone plaque embedded in a dark brick wall inscribed Cambridge Corporation 1905 and E. Wareham Harry, Engineer.
Four small patches of chipped red paint in the shape of footprints on a rough, grey tarmac surface.
Two stacks of large black plastic waste bins marked General Waste stand on a paved surface next to a corrugated metal wall.
Tarmac ground with yellow painted pedestrian symbol, arrows, and the words GARAGE and STORES leading to a row of bike racks.
A refuse collection truck parked behind a white metal barrier gate with a warning sign attached to the railings.
A wooden park bench sits on a wooden pallet next to a low concrete wall and a wire mesh fence in a cluttered depot area.

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