Building record 6294/1/33 - Former railway houses, Claughton Road

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Summary

A small estate of houses was built in 1915 by the LNWR.

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{1} A small estate of houses was built in 1915 by LNWR in connection with its new sleeper and permanent way depot, which was located alongside the railway in Far Cotton. The estate comprises nineteen houses; eightpairs of semi-detached workers cottages, one pair of semi-deteched manager's houses and a single detached house for the yard master. The road was named after Sir Gilbert Claughton, chairman of the company at that time.


<1> Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A, 2022, A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire, p. 67-8/Site 299 (Book). SNN113793.

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  • <1> Book: Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A. 2022. A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire. NIAG. p. 67-8/Site 299.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7565 5948 (51m by 76m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Record last edited

Feb 25 2025 7:14PM

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