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Great Eastern Railway - Widening of Cambridge to St. Ives line and Purchase of Additional...

Catalogue reference: Q/RUm/77

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Q/RUm/77
Title
Great Eastern Railway - Widening of Cambridge to St. Ives line and Purchase of Additional Lands at Cambridge, Whittlesford, Fulbourn, Great Shelford, Ely, and Stretham.
Description

Title Great Eastern Railway (New Junction Railways, Improvements, Purchase of Additional Lands.)

Description:

1. Widening and improvement of the Company's St. Ives branch from its junction with the main line at Chesterton to St.Ives Station.

2. Additional lines of railway over Mill Road and Coldhams Lane level crossings, Cambridge.

3. Widening of Hills Road bridge at Cambridge.

4. Additional lands at Whittlesford Station.

5. Additional lands at Cambridge Station.

6. Additional lands at Fulbourn Station.

7. Additional lands at Great Shelford Station.

8. Additional lands at Ely Station

9. Additional lands at Stretham Fen Signal Box.

Passing through the following parishes:

1. Chesterton, Impington, Histon, Oakington, Longstanton All Saints and St. Michael, Rampton, Over, Swavesey, Fen Drayton, (all co. Cambridgeshire). Fen Stanton and St. Ives, (both co. Huntingdonshire).

2& 3. St. Andrew the Less, Cambridge.

4. Whittlesford (co. Cambridgeshire).

5. St. Andrew the Less, Cambridge, and Trumpington, (both co. Cambridgeshire).

6. Fulbourn (co. Cambridgeshire).

7. Great Shelford (co. Cambridgeshire).

8. St. Mary and Holy Trinity, Ely (both co. Cambridgeshire).

9. Stretham (co. Cambridgeshire).

Comprising:

- Plans and sections: 15 sheets, each 22 x 30.

- Book of reference.

- Printed summary of bill. (N.B. the bill contains mainly works not affecting Cambridgeshire).

Scales:

- Plan and section: Horizontal- 4 chains (88 yards) to 1 inch; Vertical- 40 feet to 1 inch.

- Cross sections: Horizontal- 4 chains (88 yards) to 1 inch; Vertical- 40 feet to 1 inch.

- Various scales for additional lands.

Engineer: Alfred A. Langley.

Held by
Cambridgeshire Archives
Language
English
Immediate source of acquisition

Plan deposited: 30 November, 1874

Record URL
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Great Eastern Railway - Widening of Cambridge to St. Ives line and Purchase of Additional Lands at Cambridge, Whittlesford, Fulbourn, Great Shelford, Ely, and Stretham.