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| HER Number | MWB6078 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Welford Park Railway Station |
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Summary
Former location of railway station on Lambourn Valley line, closed in 1965
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.26.100
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 47 SW 38
SU 408 736
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Late 19th century to Mid 20th century - 1898 AD to 1965 AD)
Full Description
Welford Park station was opened in 1898 and remained open after the withdrawal of passenger services in 1960, being closed to goods traffic in 1965 <8>; however, the line to Welford was still used for access to USAF Welford until 1972, and trains for rail enthusiasts were run on 3/11/1973 before the line was finally taken out of use. In the early 21st century, the shape of the station platforms could still be seen when the station site was used for car parking for Welford Park gardens open days.
The station had also served a line up to the bomb store at RAF Welford, and had a marshalling yard at the rear. It was recorded by J K Major in 1974 <11>.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the station in 1919 <12>.
The station booking office was preserved by the Great Western Railway Society in the late 20th century and re-erected at the Didcot Railway Centre <13>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005797. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <02> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005797. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <03> | Price, M R C. 1977. The Lambourn Valley Railway. [Monograph / SWB148538] |
| <04> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2001. Branch Line to Lambourn. [Monograph / SWB14647] |
| <05> | Robertson, K & Simmonds, R. 1984. The Lambourn Branch. [Monograph / SWB14646] |
| <06> | British Rail Western. 1973. Lambourn Valley Railway Scrapbook. [Monograph / SWB13540] |
| <07> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG122. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <08> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <09> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p117. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <10> | East Garston Millennium Committee. 1999. East Garston, Past and Present - A Portrait for the Millennium. p33. [Monograph / SWB14034] |
| <11> | 1963-80?. National Record of Industrial Monuments. Record No. BK65. [Unpublished document / SWB148175] |
| <12> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1983.145.14. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <13> | Andrews, B. Observations from field visits. 20/3/2024. [Personal observation / SWB150438] |
Related Monuments
| MWB20378 | Site of Welford Park signal box (Monument) |
| MWB6076 | BOXFORD STATION TO WELFORD STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
| MWB6077 | Welford Sidings (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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