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'Railway Observer, Supplement No 5, December 1936, reprint from the Royal Leamington...

Catalogue reference: ZSPC 11/481/19

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This record is about the 'Railway Observer, Supplement No 5, December 1936, reprint from the Royal Leamington... dating from 1936 Nov 13-1936 Dec 31 in the series W E Hayward Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ZSPC 11/481/19
Date
1936 Nov 13-1936 Dec 31
Description

'Railway Observer, Supplement No 5, December 1936, reprint from the Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard, 13 November 1936', 'Leamington's Doomed Station', by Horatio J Wackrill, 4 pages. Written at the time of the demolition of the original 1852 station, it describes its construction, its opening ceremony including an accident to a carriage, and subsequent visits by Queen Victoria. One monochrome illustration of drawing showing 'Eastnor Terrace, demolished to make way for the GWR station'.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19336851/

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ZSPC 11

W E Hayward Collection

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