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| HER Number | MWB21110 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of signal box south of Calcot Mill |
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Summary
Former location of late 19th century signal box on the Great Western railway line near a siding to Calcot Mill
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Late 19th century to Mid 20th century - 1878 AD to 1963 AD?)
Full Description
The Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group gazetteer <1> noted the former existence of a siding from the Great Western Railway to Calcot Mill which was in operation from 1876 to 1928, when the siding was removed. South of the junction of the siding with the main line a signal box is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <3> and on subsequent historic maps until the 4th Epoch. An annotation in the BIAG record next to a schematic plan suggests that this box closed in 1963 <1>; it is not marked on the 5th Epoch OS map of 1965 <4>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. 'Closed 17.11.1963'. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <02> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. ?. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <03> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'S.B.'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <04> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1965 - not marked. [Map / SWB14665] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6050 | READING WEST TO THEALE STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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