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| HER Number | MWB20255 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Hungerford East signal box |
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Summary
Former location of a railway signal box from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Late 19th century to Second World War - 1897 AD to 1939 AD)
Full Description
Hungerford East signal box is shown on the First epoch OS map of 1879 <1> and is shown on later historic mapping. According to the Hungerford Virtual Museum, it was closed in 1939 when its functions were transferred to Hungerford West signal box <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Pihlens, H. 2009. Hungerford Virtual Museum. https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/. 01/07/2010. Railway. [Website / SWB147895]
https://www.hungerfordvirtualmuseum.co.uk/ (Accessed 05/10/2021) |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6066 | Hungerford Station (GWR) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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