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A siding The Ministry for Home Security was provided in 1941 created at [[Stourport]] to serve the outbreak of Second World War 2 emergency silo and food storein September 1939. The National Cold Stores facility was situated a short distance west Ministry were responsible for the creation of many types of civil defence buildings including ‘buffer depots’ for the storage of station to dry food, frozen food, granaries and emergency supplies.With the north supply of food, fuel and raw materials coming at risk of breaking down, the lineGovernment established a number of storage depots from 1941. These were sited to ensure good road access and, where possible, adjoining a railway and/or a canal.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fighttps://content.historicengland.org. 7uk/images-books/publications/iha-civil-defence/heag145-civil-defence-iha.<pdf/ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Maggs ((2009)]Historic England] p.119.</ref>

One such emergency grain silo and food store was built at [[Stourport]], with a siding being provided in 1941 to serve it. The National Cold Stores facility was situated a short distance west of the station to the north of the line.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. 7.</ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Maggs ((2009)]] p.119.</ref> The location of the Store can be seen on the 1951 OS map, although the siding itself is not shown. The Store is visible as the large white building west of the station in the 1948 areial view of Stourport.