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| HER Number | MWB6050 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | READING WEST TO THEALE STATION RAILWAY LINE |
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| Grid Reference | SU 662 710 |
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| Map Sheet | SU67SE |
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| Parish | Holybrook, West Berkshire |
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| Burghfield, West Berkshire |
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| Theale, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Section of Great Western Railway
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.13.000
- National Monuments Record No.: LINEAR 892
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Victorian to Late 19th century - 1847 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The main Great Western Railway line ran from Paddington to Bristol via Reading and opened in June 1841 <6>. The line to Newbury and then Hungerford was a branch line, part of the Berks and Hants Extension, opened in 1847.
The straight line of this stretch of the railway forms the northern boundary of Burghfield parish, cutting off small parts which formerly existed with Burghfield when waterways were used for the administrative division.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Christiansen, R. 1981. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain - Thames & Severn. Vol 13 Thames & Severn. [Monograph / SWB147341] |
| <02> | Phillips, D. 1975. How the Great Western came to Berkshire - a railway history 1833-1882. [Monograph / SWB147141] |
| <03> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2000. Slough to Newbury. [Monograph / SWB146885] |
| <04> | Measom, G. 1852 (1985). The Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway 1852. [Monograph / SWB146708] |
| <05> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <06> | Bourne, J C. 1846. The History and Description of the Great Western Railway. [Monograph / SWB148280] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20998 | Former railway siding to Calcot Mill (Monument) |
| MWB20136 | Holy Brook railway bridge south of Hawkesbury Drive (Monument) |
| MWB20138 | Holy Brook railway bridge south of Piercefield (Monument) |
| MWB20137 | Holy Brook railway bridge south of Willow Tree Glade (Monument) |
| MWB20139 | M4 overbridge over Reading-Newbury railway line (Monument) |
| MWB21110 | Site of signal box south of Calcot Mill (Monument) |
| MWB6051 | THEALE STATION (GWR) (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1265 | History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line |
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