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HER Number	MWB22740
Record Type	Monument
Name	Site of a weighing machine, Hungerford railway station

Grid Reference	SU 340 684
Map Sheet	SU36NW
Parish	Hungerford, West Berkshire
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Summary

Former location of an early 20th century railway weighing machine, removed by the late 20th century

Monument Type(s):

WEIGHING MACHINE (20th century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD?)
WEIGHBRIDGE (Late 20th century - 1971 AD? to 2000 AD)

Full Description

A weighing machine is marked to the south of Hungerford railway station on the Third and Fourth Edition OS maps of 1911-24 <1> and 1936 <2>, respectively. It is marked as, or was replaced by, a weighbridge by the Fifth Edition map of 1968 <3> and removed by the late 20th century <4>.

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, but not named. [Map / SWB14456]
<02>	Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. Marked 'W.M.'. [Map / SWB14664]
<03>	Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'W.B.'. [Map / SWB14665]
<04>	UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. Not visible. [Photograph / SWB148906]

Related Monuments

MWB6066	Hungerford Station (GWR) (Monument)
MWB6065	KINTBURY TO HUNGERFORD STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument)
MWB22739	Site of a weighbridge, Hungerford railway station (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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