L1233 - Cutting and overbridge at Birstall, Leicester

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9470

Title

Description

L1233 - Navvies pause for a moment at a cutting 'South of Birstall to Thurcaston Road', Leicester, circa 1897 (S. W. A. Newton's notes). It is clear from the photograph that the tracks on the left of the picture are temporary rails laid by the contractor, and those on the right are the permanent way. Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton was the contractor who built this section of the Railway (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone). Note the three arch overbridge in the background.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1233.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L1233 - Navvies pause for a moment at a cutting 'South of Birstall to Thurcaston Road', Leicester, circa 1897 (S. W. A. Newton's notes). It is clear from the photograph that the tracks on the left of the picture are temporary rails laid by the contractor, and those on the right are the permanent way. Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton was the contractor who built this section of the Railway (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone). Note the three arch overbridge in the background.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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3430.jpg

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JPEG