| HER Number (PRN): | 32918 |
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| Name: | Condover Railway Station (Shrewsbury & Hereford 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) - 1852 AD to 1963 AD)
- HOUSE (20th century (post-war) to 21st century - 1961 AD to 2017 AD)
Summary
A railway station opened in 1852 and closed in 1958. Goods open till 1963.
| Parish: | Condover, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ40NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 48387 06433 |
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Related records
| 05407 | Part of: Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Condover station opened on 21/4/1852 and closed on 9/6/1958. Goods till 1963. Two platformed station with main buildings on E side of the line. Goods yard to NE. Station was N of overbridge with its own access road from E, and step access for foot passengers. Platform lengthened in the 1860s after the line was doubled. <1>
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, inluding platforms, weighing machine and signal points. <2>
Main station building survives (converted to residential usage). Track still in use. <3>
Photographs taken 23rd November 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 26. |
| [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. 30/11/2017. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 1 2021 3:53PM |
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