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| HER Number | MWB16002 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | PINEWOOD HALT |
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Summary
Former railway stop for passenger traffic opened in 1933, by the Pinewood Brick and Tile Works north of Hermitage
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05054.02.100
Old numbering retained to allow for grouping under railway monuments - National Monuments Record No.: SU 57 SW 54
SU 511 736
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Pinewood Halt was opened in the north of Hermitage on 11/9/1933 and closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1962 <3>.
A field visit to the site on 29/4/2015 recorded that the track bed remained, with a few iron plates with GWR spikes and, possibly, wooden sleepers.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Karau, P, Parson, M & Robertson, K. 1981. Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway. P101-3. [Monograph / SWB12968] |
| <02> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005784. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. p105, 134. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6111 | HERMITAGE TO HAMPSTEAD NORREYS RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
| MWB6109 | HERMITAGE TO PINEWOOD RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
| MWB16001 | Site of Pinewood Halt RAF maintenance unit - unknown exact location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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