Monument record 2267/1/57 - Site of railway goods shed

Site of former goods shed situated to the north-east of the station. Present on the 1:2500 1872 Ordnance Survey map. (1) Constructed in a standard design of two parts: a larger section (approximately 30 metres by 8) housing one line of track; and a smaller section for clerical and administrative duties. Although sections of the sidings associated with the shed survive, (3) the shed has been demolished by 1910 (2) and replaced by a slightly larger shed to its north-east.

<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.