L3338 - Farmer's Accommodation Bridge in Chacombe, Northamptonshire

iBase ID

9959

Title

Description

L3338 - The image shows an accommodation bridge, designed to link lands belonging to a common owner, which had become separated as a result of the construction of the railway line. In this instance a brick arch bridge with curved wing walls conveys tracks over land in Chacombe, Northamptonshire. The farmer is able to have continuing access (for his machinery, cattle etc.) between fields via the gateway through the base of the bridge. This section of track formed part of the Banbury Branch, an offshoot of the London Extension which provided a link between rail networks controlled by the Great Central and Great Western Railway Companies.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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

Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L3338.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L3338 - The image shows an accommodation bridge, designed to link lands belonging to a common owner, which had become separated as a result of the construction of the railway line. In this instance a brick arch bridge with curved wing walls conveys tracks over land in Chacombe, Northamptonshire. The farmer is able to have continuing access (for his machinery, cattle etc.) between fields via the gateway through the base of the bridge. This section of track formed part of the Banbury Branch, an offshoot of the London Extension which provided a link between rail networks controlled by the Great Central and Great Western Railway Companies.

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

File metadata

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8326.jpg

File size

1.93 MB

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JPEG