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| HER Number | MWB6062 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Newbury Station (GWR) |
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Summary
Unlisted early 20th century railway station on the site of 1847 station, on the Great Western Berks and Hants branch line
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.18.100
- 'Blue' Plaque Scheme
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 268
SU 472 667 - Not Nationally Listed Building: 1410742
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Edwardian to Early 21st century - 1908 AD to 2050 AD)
- PLAQUE (Early 21st century - 2020 AD? to 2022 AD?)
Full Description
The station buildings at Newbury were completely rebuilt in 1908-10 to a design which according to the revised Pevsner <5> was repeated from Westbury station. Further details are given in the history of the Berks and Hants line <9>.
The original Brunel station at Newbury opened in 1847 on the Berks and Hants branch line of the Great Western Railway. Later lines using Newbury ran from Didcot south to Hampshire, and from Newbury to Lambourn.
The railway station was considered for listing in 2012 <7>, having been assessed as part of the Great Western Railway line electrification project <6>, but it was considered to be of a common building type, with limited connection with Brunel (the station being a replacement of the original) <8>. However Newbury Station is of local interest.
West Berkshire Museum has photographs showing the new station in 1908, and in 1919 <10>.
In the early 21st century, Newbury Town Council erected a 'Blue' Plaque to commemorate the wartime role of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway <11>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Newbury Town Council. 2021. Newbury Town Trails: Public Art and Blue Plaque Map. 2021 WBC Network. Blue Plaque Trail 13. [Unpublished document / SWB150132]
https://visitnewbury.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Newbury-Blue-Plaque-and-Public-Art-Trail-Map-Digital.pdf (Accessed 13/02/2023) |
| <01> | Karau, P, Parson, M & Robertson, K. 1981. Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway. [Monograph / SWB12968] |
| <02> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2000. Slough to Newbury. [Monograph / SWB146885] |
| <03> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2001. Newbury to Westbury. Nos 1-19. [Monograph / SWB146883] |
| <04> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005780. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <05> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p397. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <06> | Alan Baxter & Associates LLP. 2012. Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. WBC Network. BHL 5306. [Unpublished document / SWB148447]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gwml-gazetteer/ (Accessed 21/12/2015) |
| <07> | English Heritage. 18/04/2012. Great Western Railway Main Line Designation Consultation. p134-6. [Unpublished document / SWB148568] |
| <08> | English Heritage. 17/07/2012. Designation Decision Records (Non-designated entries) - Newbury Station (BHL 5306). pdf. 1410742. [Unpublished document / SWB148566]
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1410742&resourceID=7 (Accessed 09/12/2013) |
| <09> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. esp. pp80-85. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <10> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1998.35.2; 1983.145.4. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <11> | 2016. Newbury Town Council. 'Blue' Plaques. [Website / SWB149145]
http://www.newbury.gov.uk (Accessed 03/01/2017) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20204 | Newbury station footbridge (Monument) |
| MWB20200 | Site of Newbury goods shed (Monument) |
| MWB21028 | Site of Newbury Middle signal box (Monument) |
| MWB20205 | Site of Newbury West signal box (Monument) |
| MWB20203 | Site of original Newbury station signal box (Monument) |
| MWB6061 | NEWBURY RACECOURSE TO NEWBURY STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
| MWB20552 | Site of former public Second World War air raid shelter at Newbury Railway Station (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1265 | History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line |
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