Boundary Wall to the east of the former GWR Carriage Works

The boundary wall to the east of the former Great Western Railway Carriage Works was built in the early 1870s by the Great Western Railway. It is constructed from rock-faced snecked Foxwood rubble with Bath stone dressings.

The wall runs approximately 100 meters long, oriented from south-west to north-east, and stands parallel to the south-east of the main railway line. Originally connected to No 8 shop to the west, it has been slightly truncated and now stands detached, with higher ground on the north-west side. At the eastern end, there is a gateway that once provided access to the canal.

The wall reaches about 5 meters in height on the outside and 3 meters on the inside of the former works site. The lower section features continuous, uninterrupted masonry, while the upper part includes a series of inset rectangular panels with quoined jambs, a continuous string course beneath, and chamfered lintels above. The top of the wall is finished with ashlar coping stones. At the eastern end, there are two pairs of piers that frame the course of the former canal.