| HER Number (PRN): | 32910 |
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| Name: | Admaston Railway Station (Shrewsbury to Wellington joint SBR/SURC section of railway) |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Mid 19th century to 20th century (post-war) - 1850 AD to 1952 AD)
Summary
A railway station opened in 1850 and closed in 1964.
| Parish: | Wrockwardine, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ61SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 62951 12766 |
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Related records
| 05220 | Part of: Shrewsbury to Wellington joint SBR/SURC section of railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Admaston station opened in c. 1850 and closed 7/9/1964. Two platformed roadside station with few feal facilities; small booking office on the S platform and shelter added later on the N. It was not quite ready for the opening of the line in 1848. Station house actually at road level N of line. 'Spa' added by 1855; unstaffed 'Halt' from 30/6/1952. <1>
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, including station building, platform and signal point. <2>
Main station building and track survive. Station building converted to residential usage. <3>
Photographs taken 7th July 2017. <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA29132 - Article in serial: Morriss Richard K. 1985. A gazetteer of passenger railway stations in Shropshire. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. 64. pp.89-105. No 2. |
| [02] | SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series. |
| [03] | SSA24179 - Vertical aerial photograph: Getmapping plc. 2012 -2017. Get Mapping Digital Aerial Photographic 25cm Resolution Data Set for Shropshire (Current). Colour. ECW. 1:2500. |
| [04] | SSA27226 - HER comment: Haynes J B. 2014 onwards. Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler. 13/07/2017. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2022 4:28PM |
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