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HER Number | MWB6060 |
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Record Type | Monument |
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Name | NEWBURY RACECOURSE RAILWAY STATION |
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Summary
Station serving the racecourse to the east of Newbury, on Great Western Railway branch line
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.17.100
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Built, Edwardian to Early 21st century - 1905 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
The station at Newbury racecourse was constructed in 1905 specifically to serve the race-goers of the new course. Initially it was used for race specials only, but after the later 20th century development of the area a regular stopping service was introduced in 1988 <4>.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the station in 1919 <6>.
Sources and further reading
<01> | Osgood, F. 1993. The Story of Newbury Race Course. [Monograph / SWB13966] |
<02> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005781. [Index / SWB147173] https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
<03> | Alan Baxter & Associates LLP. 2012. Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. WBC Network. BHL 5233. [Unpublished document / SWB148447] https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gwml-gazetteer/ (Accessed 21/12/2015) |
<04> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. esp. p172. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
<05> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1923. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks III 1923. Vol 3. p312. [Monograph / SWB10005] http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3 (Accessed 08/03/2022) |
<06> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1983.145.20. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
MWB20194 | Newbury Racecourse station footbridge (Monument) |
MWB21027 | Site of Newbury Racecourse signal box (Monument) |
MWB20195 | Site of Newbury Racecourse station footbridge (2) (Monument) |
MWB20196 | Site of Newbury Racecourse station footbridge (3) (Monument) |
MWB6059 | THATCHAM TO NEWBURY RACECOURSE RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
MWB17985 | Newbury Racecourse (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
EWB1265 | History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line |
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