Former Railway Engine Shed

The former railway engine shed, built in 1857 for the Sandy and Potton Railway by Captain William Peel, is a single-storey rectangular building with a gabled roof. Constructed of yellow brick with red brick dressings, it features minimal classical detailing. The side elevations have three bays, each with a rectangular recessed panel topped by a brick dentil cornice, containing a sash window with glazing bars beneath a gauged brick flat arch. Broad vertical strips of raised brickwork with red brick dressings imitate quoins. The gable ends each have a central recessed panel flanked by raised strips, with pediments that include corbelled kneelers, red brick dentil cornices, and stone coping. Central engine doorways at both ends have gauged brick rounded arches with keystones. The locomotive that this shed housed, "The Shannon," is preserved in working order at Didcot.