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4. Using documents (plans)

A good source of information about large building projects like railways are plans and diagrams. These would have been submitted for approval by the the authority responsible. In the case of the Potteries line, the proposed plans were deposited in a sealed cover to Shirehall, Shrewsbury for eventual approval by the House of Commons in London.

This is a detail from the proposed plan for the Abbey Foregate terminus from "Shropshire Railways, Plans and Sections 1888, and Book of Reference, November 1887."

The diagram shows the land to be acquired (bought) to allow the extension of the railway yard.

 Plan drawing of the Abbey Station site showing land to be aquired by the railway company. [Opens in new window: image size 54kb]
Abbey Station plan
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[Shropshire Archive reference: DP 495]


Printed list of description of buildings on the above plan. [Opens in new window: image size 63kb]
Abbey Station Reference
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[Shropshire Archive reference: DP 495]

This document describes the buildings relating to the above plan. Note the description of the 'ancient pulpit and enclosure', a reference to the Abbey pulpit which had stood isolated since Thomas Telford built the road through the Abbey grounds in the 1830s. The pulpit can still be seen in the modern car park today.

The page was taken from "Shropshire Railways, Plans and Sections 1888, and Book of Reference, November 1887."

Using the two documents on this page:

  • Can you find any descriptions of buildings which survive today?
  • Can you locate the Abbey pulpit on the plan?
  • Can you see where the platform was?

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