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Aberystwyth Railway Station: Coaling Stage and Water Tower

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NPRN85354
Map ReferenceSN58SE
Grid ReferenceSN5872581264
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCeredigion
Old CountyCardiganshire
CommunityAberystwyth
Type Of SiteLOADING STAGE
PeriodModern
Description
1. A standard Great Western Railway brick-built coaling stage, surmounted by a 45,000 gallon water tank. Built in c1925 as part of the re-modelling of the locomotive depot at Aberystwyth Station (nprn 34676), it is unique in Wales as one of only two ex-GWR types still standing in Britain, the other being at the GWR centre at Didcot.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 06 February 1996.

2. The structure has been demolished and cleared; the site will provide a few extra parking spaces for the adjacent car park.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 29 March 1996.