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| HER Number | MWB20253 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Hungerford 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 (Late 19th century to Cold War - 1879 AD to 1970 AD)
Full Description
Hungerford goods shed is shown, but not named, on the First epoch OS map of 1879 <1> and is shown and named on following historic mapping up to and including the Fifth epoch OS map of 1969 <2>. The removal of local goods services occurred in 1970 <3>.
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] |
Related Monuments
| MWB22660 | Site of Hungerford Station goods yard crane (Monument) |
| MWB22738 | Site of Hungerford Station goods yard crane (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6066 | Hungerford Station (GWR) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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