| HER Number (PRN): | 32920 |
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| Name: | Craven Arms Railway Station (Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway) |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
A railway station opened in 1852. Stokesay line added between 1879 and 1974.
| Parish: | Craven Arms, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO48SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 43141 83067 |
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Related records
| 05407 | Part of: Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Ceaven Arms railway station opened on 20/4/1852. '&Stokesay' added between ?/7/1879 to ?/5/1974. Original single platform E of line had Tudor style station house and was 170ft long. By 1860 and the opening of the KR, a secound platform was added. Bays added on W platform for BCR (1866) and on E platform for MW&SJR (1867). Fitted out with fine ornate canopies and footbridge and had a refreshment room. Large goods yard. Carriage and loco sheds to N and W. Most original building have been demolished and replaced by bus shelters. <1>
Shown on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, inluding, 170ft long station house, station buildings, track, platform, signal box, signal point and letter box. <2>
Photographs taken 26th June 2017. Footbridge is a modern replacement. <3>
<01> Morriss Richard K, 1985, A gazetteer of passenger railway stations in Shropshire, No 29 (Article in serial). SSA29132.
<02> Ordnance Survey, c1899-1903, OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset (Map). SSA20952.
<03> Haynes J B, 2014 onwards, Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler, 29/06/2017 (SMR comment). SSA27226.
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 29. |
| [02] | SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series. |
| [03] | SSA27226 - SMR comment: Haynes J B. 2014 onwards. Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler. 29/06/2017. |
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2017 4:35PM |
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