| HER Number (PRN): | 33227 |
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| Name: | Site of Upton Magna station (Shrewsbury & Birmingham/Shropshire Union of Railways, Great Western Railways/London & North Western Railways, LMS, BR) |
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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) - 1849 AD to 1963 AD)
Summary
A railway station opened in 1849 and closed in 1963.
| Parish: | Upton Magna, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ51SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 55483 11866 |
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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
Small two platformed village station E of roadbridge and W of a canal bridge Main buildings on N platform 'neat and unpretending, yet commodious'; shelter added to S side later, as well as a signal box. <1>
Shown on 2nd edition of Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map. Shows station buiding to N of railway line with second platform to S. Signal Box to E and S of line. Station Cottages further to E and N of line. <2>
Station House was built at a later date and did not form part of the original station. Photograph taken 18th July 2017. <3>
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 141. |
| [02] | SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series. |
| [03] | SSA27226 - HER comment: Haynes J B. 2014 onwards. Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler. 31/08/2017. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 14 2022 4:26PM |
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