L2876 - Survey station and shaft at Catesby

iBase ID

8711

Title

Description

L2876 - Located on the surface above Catesby tunnel, this curious brick structure is referred to as a survey station. As a vantage point or observation post, the reasoning behind its purpose and placement is unknown. Perhaps it was a point from which engineers calculated the correct route of the tunnel. On the right of the picture, a line of well laid contractor's railway leads towards the headgear and temporary structures surrounding shaft no. 7.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L2876.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L2876 - Located on the surface above Catesby tunnel, this curious brick structure is referred to as a survey station. As a vantage point or observation post, the reasoning behind its purpose and placement is unknown. Perhaps it was a point from which engineers calculated the correct route of the tunnel. On the right of the picture, a line of well laid contractor's railway leads towards the headgear and temporary structures surrounding shaft no. 7.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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