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South Water Tank at Loughborough Central Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Loughborough, Leicestershire

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Latitude: 52.7673 / 52°46'2"N

Longitude: -1.1955 / 1°11'43"W

OS Eastings: 454380

OS Northings: 319164

OS Grid: SK543191

Mapcode National: GBR 8KT.JL4

Mapcode Global: WHDHQ.LPYV

Plus Code: 9C4WQR83+WR

Entry Name: South Water Tank at Loughborough Central Station

Listing Date: 22 April 2005

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391314

English Heritage Legacy ID: 494102

ID on this website: 101391314

Location: Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire, LE11

County: Leicestershire

District: Charnwood

Electoral Ward/Division: Loughborough Hastings

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Loughborough

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Loughborough All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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Description



261/0/10014 GREAT CENTRAL ROAD
South water tank at Loughborough Centr
al station

GV II
Railway water tank. 1899 for the Great Central Railway. Wrought and cast iron. Standard design of circular tank made of wrought iron plates on top of a cast iron column. It forms a group with Loughborough Central station and is one of the very few examples of these water tanks surviving in situ, another two being at Loughborough as well.
History: Loughborough Central station was opened by the Great Central Railway on what was originally the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's London Extension when it was promoted in 1893. It became the GCR in 1897. Loughborough Central was opened on 15th March 1899 and closed on 5th May 1969. It was reopened 23rd March 1974 as headquarters of the Great Central Railway (a private steam preservation line). It is an almost completely unaltered station of 1898 which
continues in traditional use with a steam railway.
References:
R.V.J.Butt, The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1995.
Information from Martin Hammond, Honorary Architect, Great Central Railway.

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