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| HER Number | MWB20214 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Enborne Junction signal box |
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Summary
Former location of a railway signal box from the early to the late 20th century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Registered Battlefield 1000026: Battle of Newbury 1643
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Edwardian to Mid 20th century - 1907 AD to 1965 AD?)
Full Description
Enborne Junction signal box, built to control access to and from the Winchester line, is shown on the Third epoch OS map of 1911 <1> but is not shown on the Fifth epoch OS map of 1970 <2>. The box was opened in 1907 to replace an earlier signal box opened in 1885 <3>. The box was demolished following the withdrawal of train services to Winchester in 1964.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked 'S.B.'. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Not marked. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. p80. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6063 | NEWBURY TO KINTBURY RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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