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| HER Number | MWB22738 |
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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 in the late 19th century, removed by the early 20th century
Monument Type(s):
- CRANE (Late 19th century to Early 20th century - 1871 AD to 1925 AD?)
Full Description
A crane is marked to the south of the goods shed at Hungerford Railway Station's train yard on the First and Second Edition OS maps of 1879-85 <1> and 1899-1900 <2>, respectively, but it had been moved, or replaced by another crane, to the west of the goods shed by the Third Edition map of 1911-24 <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Crane'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Crane'. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <03> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Not marked. [Map / SWB14456] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6066 | Hungerford Station (GWR) (Monument) |
| MWB20253 | Site of Hungerford goods shed (Monument) |
| MWB22660 | Site of Hungerford Station goods yard crane (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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