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| HER Number | MWB6122 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | READING TO MORTIMER STATION RAILWAY LINE |
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| Grid Reference | SU 685 679 |
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| Map Sheet | SU66NE |
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| Parish | Burghfield, West Berkshire |
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| Stratfield Mortimer, West Berkshire |
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| Wokefield, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Stretch of the Reading to Basingstoke branch line of the Great Western Railway, built by Brunel in the mid 19th century
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05055.01.000
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Victorian to Late 19th century - 1848 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The main Great Western Railway line runs from Paddington to Bristol via Reading. It opened in June 1841, although the line across Berkshire was open by 1840. A branch line to Newbury and Hungerford, part of the Berks and Hants Extension, opened in 1847, and another extension from Reading south to Basingstoke opened in 1848.
The Sulhamstead Lower End Tithe Map of 1846 <5> shows a short corridor of land designated for the railway, but the line itself isn't drawn.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Dils, J (ed). 1998. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire. [Monograph / SWB13916] |
| <03> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
| <04> | Bourne, J C. 1846. The History and Description of the Great Western Railway. [Monograph / SWB148280] |
| <05> | Fuller, W H. 1846. Sulhamstead Lower End tithe map. 3 chains to 1 inch. Marked 'BERKS & HANTS RAILWAY'. [Map / SWB150233]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f124%2f1%2f2&pos=2 (Accessed 10/05/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20306 | Bloomfield Hatch Lane overbridge (Monument) |
| MWB20303 | Kirton's Farm Road overbridge, Burghfield (Monument) |
| MWB6123 | Mortimer Station (Building) |
| MWB20305 | Pingewood Road South overbridge, Burghfield (Monument) |
| MWB23035 | Reading Green Park Railway Station, Flagstaff Road, Reading (Building) |
| MWB20307 | Track underbridge near Great Park Farm, Mortimer (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
| MWB6121 | READING TO BASINGSTOKE BRANCH LINE (Monument) |
| MWB19217 | Mortimer station overbridge (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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