British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Wall to Former Sawmill and Shop to Carriage Works is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Wall. 2 related planning applications.

British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Wall to Former Sawmill and Shop to Carriage Works

WRENN ID
second-transept-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Wall
Address
British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Wall to Former Sawmill and Shop to Carriage Works, Bristol Street, South Swindon, SN1 5BW
OS grid reference
SU 145 848
Coordinates
51.56206, -1.79208
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall to the former sawmill and shop at British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works was built in 1868 and is part of the Great Western Railway carriageworks. It is constructed from rock-faced snecked Fox's Wood stone, featuring ashlar limestone quoins and strings. The wall consists of nine wide panels that are separated by quoined pilasters. The fourth and fifth bays have first floor glazing with 16 panes and bottom hoppers set within concrete quoins and sills. At ground level, there is a wide opening fitted with panelled gates. This structure is listed for its group value alongside the facade of the Trimming Shop in Emlyn Square and Nos. 7 and 8 Carriageworks shops on London Street.

Local climate

British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Wall to Former Sawmill and Shop to Carriage Works receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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