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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2010 19:21:19 GMT
I see work has started on clearing the site of the former Travis Perkins builders merchants in Neptune Road, Harrow, to make way for flats and a supermarket..
The railway interest here is that the main building on the site is the former Metropolitan Railway Harrow-on-the-Hill goods shed, still very recognisable as such. It was still intact when I walked past over Roxborough Bridge this afternoon - but probably not for much longer.
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Post by metman on Sept 8, 2010 20:06:35 GMT
Yes, very sad the site is being flattened. I was hoping that the goods shed was listed but my collegue at work said no. It is also a shame we won't be involved with the construction but thats another story......
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Post by rogere on Sept 10, 2010 10:14:08 GMT
That's the last one then.
At least I managed to get full measurements, and a lot of photos, of the Wendover one before that was pulled down. (even if it did mean having to convince the police I wasn't a drug dealer waiting for some clients!)
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Post by mrfs42 on Sept 10, 2010 10:58:49 GMT
One thing that might hearten Met. modellers is that the Met. itself was (almost) pathologically obsessive about making drawings of everything!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2010 20:08:37 GMT
The shed has been demolished over the last 2 days.
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Post by metman on Sept 16, 2010 20:11:27 GMT
Yeah, I'm still waiting for my demolition notice!!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2010 10:33:19 GMT
The shed has been demolished over the last 2 days. No way! That's really bad news. I remember when a similar building at West Hampstead was demolished and thought that was a disappointment. So there was me thinking at least the one at Harrow was ok, but obviouly not...Gutted to hear that. There is a perfect photograph of it, taken by CRL Coles in 1933 in the book 'Railways Through the Chilterns', page 54. The yard is full of stock, open bodied coal wagons hauled by steam... |
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