Information for record number MWA1546:
Great Alne Railway Station

Summary Great Alne Railway Station which was in use during the Imperial period. It is situated at the southern end of Appleby Close, Great Alne.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Station
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Alne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Built in 1876, a two storey station house built of brick, the rest of the station is renovated with modern additions, the platform survives; as does the wooden awning on the south side. For some years after the closure of the station it was used as a post office and a shop.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Industrial Archaeology of the Lower Arrow Valley, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date: 1979
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument RAILWAY STATION * A place where railway trains regularly stop for taking up and setting down passengers or for receiving goods for transport. back
monument POST OFFICE * A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back

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