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| HER Number | MWB6086 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Lambourn Station |
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Summary
Former location of railway station at the end of the Lambourn Valley railway from Newbury which closed in 1960, with the buildings demolished and the site redeveloped
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.30.100
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 37 NW 94
SU 32770 78552
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY STATION (Late 19th century to Mid 20th century - 1898 AD to 1960 AD)
Full Description
The original station at Lambourn was built in 1898 for the opening of the Lambourn Valley Railway, but a new station was built by 1910 by the Great Western Railway following its takeover of the line <7>. The line to Lambourn closed for passengers in 1960, although parts of the line remained in operation until 1973 for coal and military use.
When visited by Kenneth Major in August 1974, all that remained of the station was a Great Western Railway gas lamp standard, a trespass notice and a section of vignoles rail (the flat-bottomed rail named after engineer Charles Vignoles) dated 1879 <8>.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the station in 1919 <9>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Price, M R C. 1977. The Lambourn Valley Railway. [Monograph / SWB148538] |
| <02> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF005775. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <03> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2001. Branch Line to Lambourn. [Monograph / SWB14647] |
| <04> | Robertson, K & Simmonds, R. 1984. The Lambourn Branch. [Monograph / SWB14646] |
| <05> | British Rail Western. 1973. Lambourn Valley Railway Scrapbook. [Monograph / SWB13540] |
| <06> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG114. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <07> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. p80. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <08> | 1963-80?. National Record of Industrial Monuments. Record No. BU49. [Unpublished document / SWB148175] |
| <09> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM:1983.145.17. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
Related Monuments
| MWB7323 | LAMBOURN STATION ENGINE SHED (Monument) |
| MWB7324 | LAMBOURN STATION GAS LAMP (Monument) |
| MWB20411 | Site of Lambourn goods shed (Monument) |
| MWB20409 | Site of Lambourn signal box (Monument) |
| MWB7322 | Site of Lambourn Station cattle pen (Monument) |
| MWB6085 | EASTBURY TO LAMBOURN STATION RAILWAY LINE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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