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| HER Number | MWB20200 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Newbury goods shed |
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Summary
Former location of a railway goods shed from the mid 19th to the late 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- GOODS SHED (Victorian to Late 20th century - 1848 AD to 1974 AD)
Full Description
Newbury goods shed is shown on the First epoch OS map of 1881 <1> and following historic mapping up to and including the Fifth epoch OS map of 1969 <2>. The goods shed, believed to be the original building dating to 1848, was demolished in 1974 <3>. An aerial photograph from 1928 <5> shows the goods yard and goods shed in the bottom right.
To the north of the goods yard were gravel deposits, regularly dug for ballast in the 19th century. A Roman cemetery was discovered in 1856, and prehistoric animal remains were also found several years later.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <04> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p134. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <05> | Aerofilms. 15/08/1928. Britain from Above - EPW022629. Aerial Photo. [Photograph / SWB149479]
https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW022629 (Accessed 03/10/2018) |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6062 | Newbury Station (GWR) (Building) |
| MWB5406 | Newbury Station goods yard - Roman cemetery (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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