Information for record number MWA7841:
LNWR Railway (Duplicate of WA 7563)

Summary Documentary
What Is It?  
Type: Railway, Site
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brandon and Bretford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  
Railway.
1 The Rugby to Birmingham branch of the LNWR is shown on the OS 1st ed 25" map.
2 Railway from London-Birmingham, built under powers granted by Act of May 6th 1833, opened from Rugby to Birmingham on April 9th 1838, and from London to Birmingham on Sept 17th 1838. Became part of LNWR Jan 1 1846.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Railways of the West Midlands
Author/originator: Clinker, C
Date: 1954
Page Number: 9-11
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st ed 25" OS Map 1823
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1823
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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