EAW008272 ENGLAND (1947). The Southern Railway Works and New Town, Ashford, 1947

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Details

Title [EAW008272] The Southern Railway Works and New Town, Ashford, 1947
Reference EAW008272
Date 15-July-1947
Link
Place name ASHFORD
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 601595, 141411
Longitude / Latitude 0.88192738494264, 51.135902610094
National Grid Reference TR016414

Pins

PILLBOX: e24894

Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com
Thursday 26th of November 2020 09:10:02 PM
WW2 Camouflage Scheme Railway

Sparky
Sunday 1st of October 2017 10:28:26 PM
WW2 Anti-Tank Ditch

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Sunday 1st of October 2017 10:27:27 PM
In 1948 this was an Overhead Travelling Gantry.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:40:31 PM
In 1948 this end of this long shop was the Boiler Shop.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:37:23 PM
In 1948 this building was divided up in to a Carpentry shop, Pattern Stores, Pattern Making shop and a Stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:33:19 PM
In 1948 this building was a stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:28:22 PM
In 1948 this building was the Grease Making Shop.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:25:47 PM
In 1948 this end of the building was the Training School. The other end of this building was the Pattern Stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:23:58 PM
In 1948 this building was the Light Plating Shop.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:21:01 PM
In 1948 this building was a stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:19:33 PM
In 1948 this building was the Forge shop together with a stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:18:29 PM
In 1948 this building was the Bricklayers shop and a stores.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:16:58 PM
In 1948 this was a stores building.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:15:11 PM
Open reservoir.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:13:21 PM
In 1948 this building was a pump house.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:12:12 PM
In 1948 this building was the 'Fitting and light machine shop' and incorporating a 'Tool Hardening Department'.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:09:46 PM
Southern Railway Gasworks.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:04:52 PM
Railway lines embedded in to tarmac road (Newtown Road).

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Monday 5th of January 2015 10:02:51 PM
Concrete pill box. Still in situ even to this day (December 2014)

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:36:31 PM
In 1948 this building was a stores together with an office.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:34:29 PM
This whole area of the Southern Railway Works was known as Kimberley. This shop in 1948 was the 'Wagon building and repairing shop'. The southerly end was the 'new' Saw Mill.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:33:26 PM
In 1948 this was the 'carriage and wagon wheel shop, a stores, machine shop, and wagon smiths' & fitters shop all together in this long shop.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:32:24 PM
In 1948 this was the 'Wagon lifting and repairing shop'.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:31:18 PM
In 1948 this was the 'Wagon lifting and repairing shop'.

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:30:08 PM

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:28:11 PM

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Monday 5th of January 2015 09:07:46 PM
Newtown Baths. Built for Railway employees, but later in history was open to the general public.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 08:30:46 PM
South Eastern Tavern (in the 1970's)

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Monday 7th of April 2014 08:19:24 PM
Smiths Arms Pub (in the 1970's)

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Monday 7th of April 2014 08:14:09 PM
Willesborough Windmill.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 04:36:58 PM
Staff access footbridge from Klondyke over to Kimberley.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:27:53 PM
Kimberley, Rugby Gardens Gate house. Only vehicular access to Kimberley.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:26:25 PM
Location of Brick Field pond, locally known as the 'bricky'.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:23:29 PM
Crow Corner/Boys Hall Road Bridge No.407

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:20:28 PM
East Stour River

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:17:25 PM
This area of the Southern Railway Works was known as Klondyke; shop 47.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:16:26 PM
Willesborough Church

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:11:53 PM
Pre-fab houses.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:09:00 PM
Sevington Church

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:07:02 PM
Charing Cross to Dover main line

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Monday 7th of April 2014 02:02:58 PM
This whole area was Newtown's allotment gardens.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:53:13 PM
Ashford to Hastings branch line

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:47:21 PM

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:46:27 PM
Timber drying sheds

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:44:03 PM
The Black Path. Fenced with up-ended old timber sleepers.

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:41:32 PM
Ashford 'E' Signal Box

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Monday 7th of April 2014 01:39:20 PM