Building record 5429 - Former LNWR Enginemen's Barracks

<1> Cheshire East Council, 2010, Cheshire East LDF Local List of Historic Buildings (Report). SCH5404.

Later nineteenth century, constructed from red brick with banding detail. The YMCA was formerly an overnight hostel for railway workers.

<2> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, p.38 (Book). SCH3181.

LNWR Enginemen's barracks, Gresty Road, Crewe, built in 1897 to accommodate train crews while waiting for their duties. Three storeys, brick built, fifteen bays long, with gables each end. Now empty.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7054, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

The building is first depicted on this map.

<4> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE\UK\1935 no.4367, 17/01/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

A T shaped extension has been added to the rear (east).

<5> Bluesky International Ltd, 2005-2006, 2005-2006 Bluesky Survey, P 815 05_81 & P 815 05_81, 28/06/2005 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5483.

The T shaped extension is still extant. It is flat roofed.

<6> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101011_5792, 11/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

The T shaped extension has been demolished and replaced with a larger modern extension.

<7> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 05/07/2019 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Opened as a YMCA in 1984.

<8> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.314 (Book). SCH7059.

Started as a railway workers hostel.

<9> Cheshire County Council, 2002, Cheshire Historic Towns Survey: Crewe & Nantwich Borough Part 1: Archaeological Assessments, Crewe p.7 (Report). SCH6691.

'...Gresty Road block built in 1897. These functional buildings provided beds for the workers, as well as canteen and dining room facilities…'

<10> Chaloner W H, 1950, The Social and Economic Development of Crewe 1780-1923, p.65 (Book). SCH8024.