Mid 20th century concrete conduit, Saffron Walden Branch Railway (EHER 40493)

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Pre-cast conduit.

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Grid reference	TL 5650 4008 (point)
Civil Parish	SAFFRON WALDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

CONDUIT (Second World War to Mid 20th century - 1945 AD to 1964 AD)

Description

Pre-cast concrete conduit with ceramic pipe located on the northern side of the track bed. The conduit was probably used for the underground channelling of railway signals/cabling alongside the track. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX64753 Report: Garwood, A.. 2004. Saffron Walden-Bartlow Branch Line An Archaeological Assessment 2004.

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