Building record MLI126584 - Goods Shed, Cowbit
Summary
Former goods shed associated with the railway line at Cowbit.
Type and Period (1)
- GOODS SHED (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1867 AD to 1982 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two storey brick built former goods shed associated with Cowbit railway station (MLI23554). The goods shed itself was built in 1867 by the Great Northern Railway, and is of through type with two cart docks and attached office (the single storey projection), featuring a prominent chimney with stone decoration and a variety of attractive brick detailing. The goods shed is perhaps of greater significance than the passenger station to the south, as it was for the export of the area's agricultural produce that this line was constructed, which continues to thrive as a result of the improved access to markets initially provided by the railway. Goods trains continued to call at Cowbit long after passenger services had finished until the line was closed and the tracks pulled up in 1982. Whilst not Listed, the Cowbit good shed is featured in Historic England's 2016 publication 'The Railway Goods Shed and Warehouse in England'. {1}
A Historic Building Survey undertaken in 2025, revealed that the both the goods shed and goods office is a single storey building of English bond brick with a gable roof and interlocking tiles, aligned north west to south east. The west elevation is divideed into five recessed bays with a arched window in each of them. The east elevation contains two large entrances which would have entrances for the loading bay and a cart entrance. Both the north and south elevations contain entrances for locomotives. The goods office contains tywo arched windows on its south elevation.
The interior of the goods shed is open to the roof and contain trusses on an axial beam running the length of the building, which suggest that it originally supported a crane mechanism. Evidence of a dock mechanism is present on the north west side of the building. The floor is comprised on concrete, and shows no evidence of a track bed, though a circular indentation exists which has been interpetated as the spot of a wagon tuntable. The goods office contains a cast iron fireplace on the north east corner which is thought to be original.{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI17529 Electronic Communication: Ian Marshman. 2023. Information from Ian Marshman. -.
- <2> SLI19033 Report: Border Archaeology. 2025. Archaeological Building Recording: Former Railway Good Shed Pumping Station, Mill Drove South, Cowbit. -.
- <3> SLI19034 Archive: Border Archaeology. 2025. Archaeological Building Recording: Former Railway Good Shed Pumping Station, Mill Drove South, Cowbit. LCNCC:2024.23.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 26556 18155 (18m by 21m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | COWBIT, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2025 6:40PM
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