Information for record number MWA6905:
Site of Hillmorton Station (Rugby Central)

Summary The site of Hillmorton Railway Station. It was built during the Imperial period and continued to be used until it was demolished in the 1970s. The Railway Station was situated off Hillmorton Road, Rugby.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Station
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 74
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Hillmorton Station (Rugby Central) marked on 1923 map.
2 First plans in the Rugby Advertiser 1st May 1897. Opened in March 1899 with some minor variations from the original plan. The station was typical of the Great Central with a centre island platform accessed via steps from a road bridge over the railway line. The bridge incorporated the booking offices at road level. During the Second World War additional track was laid through the Rugby cutting and Central Station to accomodate extra traffic. The station was finally closed in 1969 and demolished in 1970.
3 Photographs of the station; platform and buildings; and the ticket offfice.
4 A special feature of the Central Station was the elaborate entrance hall and stairway to the platforms. However, the station was not as grand as its London and North Western counterpart. Only the platforms and the trackbed now remain. The ticket office, stairway, and platform strucutres were removed in the demolition.
5 Photograph of the site of the station in c.1987.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby's Railway Heritage
Author/originator: Elliot P H
Date: 1985
Page Number: 38
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
Page Number:
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 101
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Rugby's Railway Heritage
Author/originator: Elliot P H
Date: 1985
Page Number: 41-42
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument ISLAND * A piece of land, sometimes man-made, completely surrounded by water. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back
monument STEPS * A series of flat-topped structures, usually made of stone or wood, used to facilitate a person's movement from one level to another. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back
monument BOOKING OFFICE * An establishment where tickets/reservations for events, journeys or entrance to a site can be purchased. back

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