Description and History of Site:-

"Coal drops: 15 bays divided by stone piers with taller, quoined, tapered end piers which have ashlar bands and chamfered capstones. The top 1/3 of each bay has a board retaining wall; the middle 1/3 paired coal shutes with iron spouts (some removed), shutters and winding gear. The drops are set under the railway track and coal would have been dropped into them from trucks on the line above. The coal drops are an impressive and extremely-well preserved example of the type." (From the listing description).
Unfortunately, in recent years all the metal fittings have been stolen from the structure and most of the woodwork was later removed when the area was being used as a storage yard. The remaining wooden sections and rails at the top of the structure have recently also been removed and the yard tidied up.




Built c1875 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway as part of a structure including viaduct and bridge to the west of Sowerby Bridge Station. Was largely intact and with many interesting features.

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Viewing the Site :- From Station Road

Address :- Station Road, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX6 3AB
Grid Ref :- SE 06092 23463
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.707559 , Long -1.909189
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1134480,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Site Dates :- 1875 -
Contributor :- Nick Nelson - 29 January 2018

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