Information for record number MWA7701:
Railway Sidings in Stratford

Summary The site of railway sidings which date to the Imperial period. They are marked on Ordnance Survey maps in the 1880s. They ran to Stratford on Avon New Brewery and the gas works
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Siding
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Railway sidings show on old OS map.
2Location moved to actual position
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NW 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 44NW
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RAILWAY SIDING * A short piece of track lying parallel to the main railway line enabling trains and trucks to pass one another. Sidings can also be used to park trains which are not in use. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BREWERY * A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Size may range from a single room such as a microbrewery in a public house to a complex of buildings including production line machinery for bottling. back
monument GAS WORKS * An industrial complex concerned with the manufacture of gas for domestic use from coal and oil. back

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