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The Roundhouse
Key Words :- railway roundhouse
Address :- Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London, NW1 8EH
Grid Ref :- TQ 2826 8432
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.543211 , Long -0.151838
Local Authority :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1258103,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1847 -
Description and History of Site:-
Locomotive shed built 1847 for goods locomotives: Designed by architect Robert Dockray (1811-71) and Robert Stephenson. Diameter 160 ft. Exterior of yellow brick with high slate conical roof. Interior has cast and wrought-iron and timber roof on cast-iron arcade of 24 columns.
Leased 1869 as bonded warehouse to Gilbey's gin; opened as theatre, 1968. Built for the London and Birmingham Railway & only in use for about 10 years. It was the growth in size of the locomotives that made the shed redundant.
Further Reading and References:-
Wilson, Aubrey. 'London's Industrial Heritage'. David & Charles, 1967
Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Buchanan, R A. 'Industrial Archaeology in Britain'. Pelican Books, 1972
Cossons, Neil. 'The BP Book of Industrial Archaeology'. David & Charles, 1975
Burton, Anthony. 'Industrial Archaeological Sites of Britain'. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Beckett, Derrick. 'Stephensons' Britain'. David & Charles, 1984
Smith, Denis. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - London and the Thames Valley'. Institution of Civil Engineers, 2001
Yorke, Trevor. 'Britain's Railway Architecture & Heritage'. Countryside Books, 2013
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Grid Ref :- TQ 2826 8432
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.543211 , Long -0.151838
Local Authority :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1258103,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1847 -
Locomotive shed built 1847 for goods locomotives: Designed by architect Robert Dockray (1811-71) and Robert Stephenson. Diameter 160 ft. Exterior of yellow brick with high slate conical roof. Interior has cast and wrought-iron and timber roof on cast-iron arcade of 24 columns.
Leased 1869 as bonded warehouse to Gilbey's gin; opened as theatre, 1968. Built for the London and Birmingham Railway & only in use for about 10 years. It was the growth in size of the locomotives that made the shed redundant.
Wilson, Aubrey. 'London's Industrial Heritage'. David & Charles, 1967
Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Buchanan, R A. 'Industrial Archaeology in Britain'. Pelican Books, 1972
Cossons, Neil. 'The BP Book of Industrial Archaeology'. David & Charles, 1975
Burton, Anthony. 'Industrial Archaeological Sites of Britain'. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Beckett, Derrick. 'Stephensons' Britain'. David & Charles, 1984
Smith, Denis. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - London and the Thames Valley'. Institution of Civil Engineers, 2001
Yorke, Trevor. 'Britain's Railway Architecture & Heritage'. Countryside Books, 2013
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