An archaeological study of 19th and 20th century railway warehouses

What is it about?

This article studies in detail two rural railway warehouses of the mid-19th century from North-West England. 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

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Why is it important?

Railway warehouses were an integral part of the railway branch lines and secondary lines that developed across the UK railway network during the mid-to late 19th century.