Group    From 20/6/1839  To 1862

Eastern Counties Railway

Categories: Transport

Railway line, originally intended to link London with Ipswich via Colchester and then onwards to Norwich and Yarmouth. Construction began in 1837 but was beset by engineering and other problems, and only went as far as Colchester. It eventually was amalgamated with a number of other East Anglian railways to form the Great Eastern Railway.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Eastern Counties Railway

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Stratford Depot

Other sources give varying opening and closing dates for the depot.

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Three Colts Bridge

Three Colts Bridge

Grade II* listed bridge. It crosses the Hertford Union Canal, and was instigated by Sir George Duckett and constructed by Francis Giles.

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Spa Road Station

Spa Road Station

A terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway, London's first railway. The original station was badly located and had a very narrow platform. Passengers were supposed to queue on the steps outside...

Building, Transport

2 memorials
Hatch End Station

Hatch End Station

A former station named 'Pinner' was opened nearby in about 1844, and renamed 'Pinner and Hatch End' in 1897. The present station was originally served by the London and North West Railway, and in 1...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

The first bridge at this site was built by John Rennie and named following British victory at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The 1831 demolition of the old medieval London Bridge caused changes in t...

Building, Transport

4 memorials

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Edward Whymper

Edward Whymper

Mountaineer and wood-engraver. Born at Lambeth Terrace, Kennington Road. He trained as a wood-engraver, producing alpine scenery drawings. He made the first ascent of many peaks in the Mont Blanc M...

Person, Exploring, Canada, France

1 memorial
Harry Vardon

Harry Vardon

N20, Totteridge Lane, 35

The plaque is in Birley Road.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
W. J. Holland

W. J. Holland

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial