2016

SJ2207 : Railway Transfer Dock (1)

taken 8 years ago, near to Welshpool/Y Trallwng, Powys, Wales

Railway Transfer Dock (1)
Railway Transfer Dock (1)
The transfer dock is a rare survival of an interchange facility between narrow and broad gauge railways. (From SJ2207 : Railway Transfer Dock - information poster)

When I first moved to the area in 2007, I often wondered what the ivy-clad posts and rails were, between Smithfield Road and the A483 as I drove around the roundabout opposite the Old Station - barely visible here Link and from the air in 2008, here Link. It turns out they were the cattle pens for the adjacent railway loading dock. With the livestock market just across the road, I guess some livestock came in to the market by rail for the sales and also returned to their new homes the same way.

See also SJ2207 : Railway Transfer Dock (2).

See other images of Welshpool livestock market
Open day at Welshpool Motte 2016

Three rare heritage features in Welshpool are the focus of a new project in 2016 and 2017. We would like you to help us!
Welshpool Motte (Domen Gastell) was built in the twelfth century, and was the first documented Welsh-built castle. The mound and bailey survive to a height of around 6 metres. In the nineteenth century the Crown Green Bowling Club was built in the bailey. On the other side of the motte are the remains of platforms and sidings, built in 1903 to connect the narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Railway with the standard gauge of the main line. This is a rare survival of a mixed-gauge transfer dock, the last surviving example in Wales.

All three features need conservation and repair, and our archaeological project will investigate and record the castle and the transfer dock. This will help us understand more about the evolution of the site, which is in a very prominent location near the roundabout by the railway station.
If you, or someone you know, has memories of the old transfer dock or the Crown Green Bowling Club, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.

From a poster created by Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust

They held an open day on 23 September 2016 which included demonstrations by re-enactors, and lots of information displays. These are the photos I took on that day.


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Penny Mayes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 23 September, 2016   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 9 September, 2021
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2297 0735 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2297 0737
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