Roundhouse, Derby Railway Works, England UK
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GeoRams
N 52° 55.000 W 001° 27.633
30U E 603508 N 5864109
The Derby Roundhouse stands as part of the earliest railway works in Britain remaining substantially intact today.
Waymark Code: WM9PF
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/01/2006
Views: 236
The Derby Roundhouse stands as part of the earliest railway works in Britain remaining substantially intact today.
Associated Engineer: Francis Thompson
Date 1839
Era Victorian
The works were a joint project of the Midland Counties Railway, the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway, and were begun in 1839. It was used for the repair of the Midland Railway steam trains. It continued in use as a repair shop for 120 years. Finally repairing and converting railway cranes (steam to diesel) continuing up to 1970. It was damaged by German bombing in WWII.
In plan, the building has 16 equal sides. The walls are of brick and the roof is timber. Inside, a circular colonnade of 16 cast iron columns support the roof's elaborate truss system.
Sadly, this roundhouse is now in a poor state of repair and is not accessible to the public. It is clearly visible from Derby railway station and from nearby roads.
Number of Stalls: 1
Year Built: 01/01/1839
Currently in Operation: no
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