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North end of Catesby tunnel, Northamptonshire | |
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| L1660. 'North end of Catesby tunnel', Northamptonshire (S.W.A. Newton's notes). At almost 3000 yards (2742 metres), this tunnel was the longest on the Last Main Line. Note the date plaque (1897) over the tunnel's entrance, installed to mark the completion of this momentous engineering achievement. The contractor responsible for building this section of the London Extension (Contract No.4, Rugby to Woodford) was T. Oliver & Son. | |
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| Contributor | Leicestershire County Council |
| Creator | personalname - Newton, S. W. A. |
| Date | creation - circa 1897 |
| Type | Photographic prints - black and white Photographs - |
| Format | dimension.H - 118mm dimension.W - 161mm |
| Identifier | Newton - L 1/9 |
| Source | S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | part of - S. W. A. Newton Collection copy of - glass plate negative |
| Coverage | Location.Current Repository - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland period - circa 1897 Location.Creation Site - Catesby, Northamptonshire (O.S. Ref: 452400 259600) |
| Rights | Leicestershire County Council |
