Newtongrange, Brewer's Bush Bridge, Shunters And Linesman's Hut
Hut (20th Century), Railway Siding(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Newtongrange, Brewer's Bush Bridge, Shunters And Linesman's Hut
Classification Hut (20th Century), Railway Siding(S) (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Waverley Line; Edinburgh To Hawick Branch Railway; Lady Victoria Colliery
Canmore ID 283447
Site Number NT36SW 191.05
NGR NT 33218 63240
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/283447
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cockpen
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36SW 191.05 33218 63240
What may be a shunter's or linesman's hut is situated about 10m S of Brewer's Bush Bridge carrying the B704 road over The Waverley Line. The hut stands on the E side of the former railway line at a point immediately S of what was the junction between the colliery sidings and the main line.
The hut is flat roofed and constructed in pre-cast concrete, measuring about 6m by 2m overall. The roof has had a waterproof surface stuck to it.
The hut is not depicted on any of the historical OS 25-inch scale maps (1856-1925), though the later maps show a hut on the W side of the main line. It is reasonable to assume that the hut has been built in the post-1945 period and is possibly connected with the modernisation of Lady Victoria Colliery.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), August 2006.
Project (April 2009 - February 2015)
The Borders Railway Project proposals are to reinstate the Newcraighall to Tweedbank section of the former Waverley Line. The reinstated railway line will be approximately 48km long and the majority of the route will use the existing railway embankment.
Several field surveys, archaeological evaluations and standing building surveys were undertaken by CFA Archaeology from April 2009 until February 2015.
CFA Archaeology
