1898 - Great Central Railway - Loughborough, Leicestershire
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 46.115 W 001° 11.756
30U E 621712 N 5848053
A total of 5 date marks on the Great Central Railway station in Loughborough.
Waymark Code: WMQEC1
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/15/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 1

Five date marks on the rail station building. Two on each of the gable ends, and one above the front entrance.

Construction of the line started in 1894, and was opened to coal traffic on 25th July, 1898 (to bed in the line) and to passenger and goods traffic started on 9th March, 1899.
Year of construction: 1898

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Full inscription:
GCR 1898


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