Information for record number MWA7571:
Bilton Pinfold Railway Sidings

Summary Bilton Pinfold Sidings, the site of railway sidings on the former LNWR Rugby to Leamington Railway. They were built in the Imperial period, and were marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They were situated 100m north of the Recreation Ground at New Bilton.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Siding
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 49 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Railway sidings on former LNWR Rugby-Leamington Railway (WA 7426). Shown on OS 1st ed 1:10560 map of 1886: branch to NW serving Rugby Portland Cement Works and branch to SE serving Brick Works. Signal box adjacent (WA 6838). SE part disused by 1905 (OS 1:2500) and no trace now visible. To NW, a signal, level crossing with gates and a short length of tracks leading just into the Rugby Portland Cement site survive.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A426 Rugby Western Bypass Stage 2 Survey
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1996
Page Number: 27
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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 LEVEL CROSSING * A controlled point with warning lights and gates or barriers where a road crosses a railway line. back
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 SIGNAL BOX * A building on a railway system housing levers used to regulate trains on the tracks using signals and to change the points to enable a train to transfer from one track to another. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CEMENT WORKS * A site where cement is manufactured for the building industry. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument RECREATION GROUND * A public ground with facilities for games and other activities. 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 WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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