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| HER Number | MWB21028 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Newbury Middle signal box |
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Summary
Former location of a railway signal box from the early to the late 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Edwardian to Late 20th century - 1910 AD to 1978 AD)
Full Description
The Newbury Middle signal box is shown on the Third epoch OS map of 1911 <1> (presumably to control access to and from the Goods Yard) and the building appears on the Fifth epoch OS map of 1967 <2>. Newbury Middle box was opened in 1910 <3>. The box was presumably demolished soon after the introduction of colour light signalling in the late 1970s.
An aerial photograph of 1928 <4> shows the signal box in the lower middle of the photograph, below Cheap Street railway bridge.
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. Marked 'S B'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. esp. p85. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <04> | 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) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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