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| HER Number | MWB6063 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | NEWBURY TO KINTBURY RAILWAY LINE |
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| Grid Reference | SU 429 669 |
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| Map Sheet | SU46NW |
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| Parish | Enborne, West Berkshire |
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| Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire |
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| Kintbury, West Berkshire |
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| Newbury, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Section of Great Western Railway branch line, still in operation in 21st century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Kintbury
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
- Registered Battlefield 1000026: Battle of Newbury 1643
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.19.000
- National Monuments Record No.: LINEAR 892
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Victorian to Late 19th century - 1847 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The whole length of the Great Western Railway from Paddington to Bath and Bristol opened in June 1841, although the line across Berkshire was open by 1840. The branch line connecting Reading to Newbury opened in 1847.
The proposed route of the Great Western Railway through Newbury is shown on the 1849 enclosure map <5>, but it must have been surveyed earlier, considering that the railway opened two years before this.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p168. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <02> | Allen, J. 2001. The Berks and Hants Line - Theale to Bedwyn (including Hungerford). [Monograph / SWB147298] |
| <03> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2001. Newbury to Westbury. Nos 20-26. [Monograph / SWB146883] |
| <04> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <05> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Newbury 1849. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
| <06> | JBA Consulting. 2016. Barnard's Lock Underbridge: Environmental Statement. Volume 2. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056360. [Unpublished document / SWB149609] |
| <07> | Border Archaeology. 2016. Archaeological Impact Assessment for Barnard's Lock Railway Bridge. BA1652(1531)BLBK. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056360. [Unpublished document / SWB149610]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1056360 (Accessed on 16/09/2019) |
Related Monuments
| MWB22139 | Anti-tank block south of Barnett's Lock Bridge (Monument) |
| MWB15931 | Black Boys Bridge, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB20211 | Bonemill Lane overbridge (Monument) |
| MWB20223 | Hamstead Marshall level crossing (Monument) |
| MWB20215 | Kennet & Avon Canal railway bridge, known as Pickletimber Bridge (Monument) |
| MWB6064 | KINTBURY STATION (GWR) (Monument) |
| MWB20231 | Level crossing near Kintbury sewage works (Monument) |
| MWB20220 | Level crossing south of Marsh Benham (Monument) |
| MWB20226 | Level crossing west of Hamstead Crossing (Monument) |
| MWB20217 | River bridge by Barnett's Lock - eastern one of two (Monument) |
| MWB20218 | River bridge by Barnett's Lock - western one of two (Monument) |
| MWB20213 | River bridge by Newbury Bypass (Monument) |
| MWB20232 | River bridge east of Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB20227 | River bridge near Dreweatt's Lock (Monument) |
| MWB20219 | River bridge west of Barnett's Lock (Monument) |
| MWB20224 | River bridge west of Hamstead Crossing (Monument) |
| MWB19849 | Rockingham Road Overbridge, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB20216 | Site of Benham Bridge level crossing (Monument) |
| MWB20214 | Site of Enborne Junction signal box (Monument) |
| MWB20222 | Site of Hamstead Crossing signal box (Monument) |
| MWB20221 | Site of level crossing south of Marsh Benham (Monument) |
| MWB20229 | Site of level crossing west of Dreweatt's Lock (Monument) |
| MWB20228 | Stream bridge near Dreweatt's Lock (Monument) |
| MWB20230 | Stream bridge west of Dreweatt's Lock (Monument) |
| MWB20225 | Stream bridge west of Hamstead Crossing (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1603 | Desk Based Assessment and Archaeological Impact Assessment of Barnard's Lock Railway Bridge, Marsh Benham |
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