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The Old Engine Shed is a disused 19th-century shed, once used to house locomotives serving the Admiralty Quarries. The shed overlooks East Weares and is located near The Grove village area, on the
The shed was built for the use of the Admiralty Quarries, housing the locomotives used on the quarry lines. The shed was used for various purposes over the span of 150 years and at one point provided stabling for quarry horses. The shed was in use until circa 1935. In 2007, plans by Portland Gas Storage Ltd were announced to turn the shed into a £1.5 million interpretation centre, as part of a £350 million gas storage facility to be housed the island. However, the project has since come to a standstill.
The Old Engine Shed is a disused 19th-century shed, once used to house locomotives serving the Admiralty Quarries. The shed overlooks East Weares and is located near The Grove village area, on the Isle of Portland
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms.
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Geography
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, Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
. It has been a Listed Grade II building since 2001, with English Heritage
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recording that it is unusual for locomotive sheds from this period to survive in so unaltered a state.
History
The shed was built for the use of the Admiralty Quarries, housing the locomotives used on the quarry lines. The shed was used for various purposes over the span of 150 years and at one point provided stabling for quarry horses. The shed was in use until circa 1935. In 2007, plans by Portland Gas Storage Ltd were announced to turn the shed into a £1.5 million interpretation centre, as part of a £350 million gas storage facility to be housed the island. However, the project has since come to a standstill.
References
{{Isle of Portland Isle of Portland Grade II listed buildings in Dorset