Key Words :- tunnel

Viewing the Site :- north end visible from public footpath running along north side of railway / Exchange Street; south end visible from the Atlanta Boulevard car park on south side of railway

Address :- Exchange Street, Romford, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 51308 88421
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.574355 , Long 0.182045
Local Authority :- Havering London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Essex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact

Description and History of Site:-
Brick-lined tunnel or archway under the railway embankment below the western end of the Romford Station platforms - now disused and fenced off at each end - formerly accommodated railway link from Romford Goods Station to Romford Brewery.
Possibly also provided rail access for Romford's first (South Street) gasworks (qv)?

Further Reading and References:-
Peaty, Ian. 'Brewery Railways'. David & Charles, 1985
http://www.glias.org.uk/news/128news.html#B
http://www.glias.org.uk/news/123news.html#J

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