Monument record 2267/1/56 - 19th century engine shed

Illustrated on the 1:2500 1872 Ordnance Survey map (1) the engine house was to the south-east of the Station. Increased industrial activity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century led to the reorganisation of the railway complexes in the vicinity of the Station. By 1910 (2) the engine shed had been enlarged (to over double its original size); the number of lanes which the shed housed was doubled to four; and the empty space between the shed and the station was utilised through the addition of a turntable and sidings. The engine shed is present on the c.1973 edition map. (3)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-96, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Lancashire, 1872 Sheet 34.6 (Maps and Plans). SCH3847.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:2500, Sheet 34.6 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH2429.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, Sheet SJ67SE 1973 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.