Regional Civil Engineers Welding School - Railway Locomotive Shed
Stumbled across this place whilst out for a wander with LadyHayles, when we were heading for somewhere else. We were then joined by Lukey1001.
This is my first location report so please bear with me!
Have struggled to find much information on this place, but here is what little we did find:
It is the former Midland Railway Locomotive shed, now disused.
Constructed in 1873 for the Midland Railway of polychrome brick with corrugated sheet roof. It is single storey with 15-window range of iron-framed windows with white brick round-arched heads and margin and triangular glazing, with stone sills and blue brick sill band. The last window on the right to front and rear and the windows on the right end are blocked. The windows on the long sides are set within a blind arcade of white brick arches on red brick pilasters. Plinth and dentilled eaves cornice. Rear similar. Slightly remodelled lower range with pedestrian entrance on right end. Left end has wide door frame under segmental arch, the iron lintel supported on central iron pier. The left half is blocked, the right is open.
The interior retains the original roof structure with wooden principals, collars and purlins and metal bracing and tie rods. Minor damage to roof structure in the 6 western bays from a fire in 2000.
A rare and little altered example of a Midland Railway locomotive shed which has been grade II listed since 1995.
So here are some of my pics and LadyHayles will add hers to this post later ...
Thanks for looking!
Stumbled across this place whilst out for a wander with LadyHayles, when we were heading for somewhere else. We were then joined by Lukey1001.
This is my first location report so please bear with me!
Have struggled to find much information on this place, but here is what little we did find:
It is the former Midland Railway Locomotive shed, now disused.
Constructed in 1873 for the Midland Railway of polychrome brick with corrugated sheet roof. It is single storey with 15-window range of iron-framed windows with white brick round-arched heads and margin and triangular glazing, with stone sills and blue brick sill band. The last window on the right to front and rear and the windows on the right end are blocked. The windows on the long sides are set within a blind arcade of white brick arches on red brick pilasters. Plinth and dentilled eaves cornice. Rear similar. Slightly remodelled lower range with pedestrian entrance on right end. Left end has wide door frame under segmental arch, the iron lintel supported on central iron pier. The left half is blocked, the right is open.
The interior retains the original roof structure with wooden principals, collars and purlins and metal bracing and tie rods. Minor damage to roof structure in the 6 western bays from a fire in 2000.
A rare and little altered example of a Midland Railway locomotive shed which has been grade II listed since 1995.
So here are some of my pics and LadyHayles will add hers to this post later ...
Thanks for looking!
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