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| HER Number | MWB20203 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of original Newbury station signal box |
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Summary
Former location of a railway signal box from the mid 19th to the early 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Late 19th century to Early 20th century - 1881 AD to 1911 AD)
Full Description
The Newbury station signal box is shown on the First epoch OS map of 1881 <1> (presumably to control access to and from the Goods Yard) and the building appears on the Third epoch OS map of 1911 <2> though was probably disused by this time, as a new Newbury Middle box was opened in 1910 <3>. The box was presumably demolished soon after.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. Marked 'Sig. Box'. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked 'S.B.'. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. esp. p85. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6062 | Newbury Station (GWR) (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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