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| HER Number | MWB6061 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | NEWBURY RACECOURSE TO NEWBURY STATION RAILWAY LINE |
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Summary
Section of Great Western railway line
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.18.000
- National Monuments Record No.: LINEAR 892
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Victorian to Late 19th century - 1847 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The main Great Western Railway line from Paddington to Bath and Bristol via Reading opened in June 1841, although the line across Berkshire was open by 1840. The line to Newbury and Hungerford was a branch line, part of the Berks and Hants Extension, which opened in 1847.
The proposed route of the Great Western Railway through Newbury is shown on the 1849 enclosure map <4> (which must have been surveyed earlier, considering that it opened in 1847).
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2000. Slough to Newbury. [Monograph / SWB146885] |
| <02> | Allen, J. 2001. The Berks and Hants Line - Theale to Bedwyn (including Hungerford). [Monograph / SWB147298] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <04> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Newbury 1849. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20198 | Boundary Road overbridge (Monument) |
| MWB6062 | Newbury Station (GWR) (Building) |
| MWB20197 | Racecourse overbridge (Monument) |
| MWB20199 | Site of Newbury East Junction signal box (Monument) |
| MWB20201 | Winchcombe Road overbridge (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB21789 | Site of Bridge House, St Mary's Hill, Newbury (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1265 | History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line |
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