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In December 1869 the GWR Board approved the erection of a cattle pen at a cost of £15.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 99.</ref> The cattle dock now at Highley is situated broadly in the original 1869 location, although it is an SVR re-construction. The original cattle dock became unsafe and was dismantled in the autumn of 1979; the fill used by the GWR during its original construction was found to consist mainly of old broken tiles!<ref name = "SVR61" /> The new cattle dock was temporarily removed during the repair work following the [[2007_Storm_Damage | 2007 storm damage]]. The photograph below shows the view in 2005, two years before the storm damage. The cattle dock and water tower can both be seen; construction of The Engine House had not yet begun. Also notable is the absence of lineside fencing at that time.