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| HER Number: | MDV122188 |
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| Name: | Engine Shed at Princetown Railway Station |
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Summary
No longer extant, this is depicted on the late 19th century historic map. This building was positioned to the south of the goods shed and a similar construction (but with corrugated asbestos roof). A water tank over the entrance fed by a nearby well was used for cooling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 733 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENGINE SHED (Built, XIX - 1883 AD to 1889 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Engine Shed building is shown on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The early 20th century historic map shows the Engine Shed to the south of the goods shed.
Bastin, C. H., 1989, Princetown Railways, 31-2 (Pamphlet). SDV252923.
'Loco Shed' is marked on the plan of Princetown Station. Brief details of the shed included. A water tank covered the entrance, which was fed by a nearby well.
Kingdom, A. R., 1991, The Yelverton to Princetown Railway, 35-9, 92-93 (Monograph). SDV361466.
Opposite the goods shed stood the engine shed (same construction as the former and station building). Over its doors was erected a large water tank which supplied the water crane nearby. There were six windows on each side and at the far end was the engineman's cabin, the apex overall roof was of corrugated asbestos. At the western end of the road was the coaling stage constructed with corrugated iron sheeting over a steel girder framework. A small cement rendered platform served as a loading bay for the coal. Images of the engine shed included.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV252923 | Pamphlet: Bastin, C. H.. 1989. Princetown Railways. Princetown Railways. Paperback Volume. 31-2. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #111932 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361466 | Monograph: Kingdom, A. R.. 1991. The Yelverton to Princetown Railway. The Yelverton to Princetown Railway. Paperback Volume. 35-9, 92-93. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49925 | Part of: Princetown Railway Station (Monument) |
| MDV122187 | Related to: Goods Shed at Princetown Railway Station (Building) |
| MDV122186 | Related to: Signal box at Princetown Railway Station (Building) |
| MDV122185 | Related to: Station building at Princetown (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 19 2018 12:21PM |
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