The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England

Nevell, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2827-9977 2010, 'The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England' , Industrial Archaeology Review, 32 (2) , pp. 103-115.

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Abstract

This article studies in detail two rural railway warehouses of the mid-19th century from North-West England. Structures such as these were an integral part of the branch lines and secondary lines that developed across the network during the mid- to late 19th century. The two warehouses recorded here each reflected the needs of the railway company. The warehouse at Delph was a multi-purpose structure, whilst the Summerseat warehouse appears to have been a small cotton warehouse and was notable as surviving almost completely intact. Both represent the Victorian approach to industrialised transhipment and redistribution brought about by the railways. They also demonstrate how vulnerable such structures are to early 21st-century redevelopment pressure.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Subjects / Themes > D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History Subjects / Themes > T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation Memory, Text and Place Built and Human Environment
Schools:	Schools > School of the Built Environment Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Ecosystems and Environment Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Industrial Archaeology Review
Publisher:	Maney Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0309-0728
Depositing User:	Dr Michael Nevell
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2010 10:22
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2018 21:31
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/11843

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