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| HER Number | MWB23165 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of first Pangbourne signal box |
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Summary
Former location of a railway signal box from the late 19th century
Monument Type(s):
- SIGNAL BOX (Victorian to Late 19th century - 1840 AD? to 1892 AD?)
Full Description
A railway signal box to the west of Pangbourne Railway Station is marked on the First Edition OS map of 1879 <1>. It had been replaced by another signal box further to its west by the Second Edition map of 1899 <2>, perhaps when this section of the mainline was quadrupled to four tracks in c. 1892 <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Signal Box'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'S.B.'. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <03> | Alan Baxter & Associates LLP. 2012. Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. WBC Network. MLM1 4143. [Unpublished document / SWB148447]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gwml-gazetteer/ (Accessed 21/12/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6045 | Pangbourne Station (GWR) (Monument) |
| MWB6046 | Pangbourne Station to Oxfordshire Railway Line (Monument) |
| MWB6044 | TILEHURST TO PANGBOURNE STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
| MWB20290 | Site of second Pangbourne signal box (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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