[[File:OS_Buildwas_1927.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1927 OS Map of Buildwas]]
The OS Map of 1927 shows that During the Severn Valley Branch connected to a siding serving First World War a sand pit was opened directly opposite Buildwas Abbey, between [[Buildwas]] and [[Cressage]], a short distance west of the crossing on the Buildwas to Much Wenlock Road (now the A4169).<ref>[[BuildwasBibliography#Books|Buildwas JunctionVanns (1998)]]p. 28.</ref> The sand pit was served by a short siding was not present on the 1902 Severn Valley Branch which can be seen on the extract from the OS map and was presumably installed after that dateMap of 1927.
Access to siding was controlled by a ground frame electrically released from Buildwas Station signal box.<ref>[https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gws/S3034.htm Great Western Signal Box Register - Signalling Record Society]</ref>
