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| HER Number | MWB22660 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Hungerford Station goods yard crane |
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Summary
Former location of a crane for a railway goods yard from the early to late 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- CRANE (20th century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full Description
A crane is marked to the west of the goods shed at Hungerford Railway Station's train yard on the Third to Fifth Edition OS map of 1911-24 <1> and 1968 <2>, respectively. The removal of local goods services occurred in 1970 <3>.
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 'Crane'. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'Crane'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <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) |
| MWB20253 | Site of Hungerford goods shed (Monument) |
| MWB22738 | Site of Hungerford Station goods yard crane (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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