Building record 6297/1/13 - Railway Bridge Over Canal, London & Birmingham Railway

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{1} Beneath, and encased in, the modern concrete bridge which carries the West Coast mainline over the Grand Union canal can be seen the wrought-iron framework of the original bridge built by the London and Birmingham Railway in the 1830s.

{2} Closed during the 1960s


<1> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, p.12 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 1996-2013, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter, Issue 108 p.14 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN55360.

<3> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), p.14 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Gazetteer: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2001. A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire. John Stanley Publishers. p.12 (checked).
  • <2> Newsletter: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1996-2013. Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter. NIAG Newsletter. 62 - 131. NIAG. Issue 108 p.14 (unchecked).
  • <3> Gazetteer: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2011. A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition). John Stanley Publishers. p.14 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 72315 54437 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish BLISWORTH, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Record last edited

Oct 17 2011 4:50PM

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