2008

SO6510 : Gatekeepers cottage, Soudley, Forest of Dean

taken 15 years ago, near to Upper Soudley, Gloucestershire, England

Gatekeepers cottage, Soudley, Forest of Dean
Gatekeepers cottage, Soudley, Forest of Dean
At one time this cottage housed the keeper of the level crossing for the single track railway line that went along what is now a patch of grass beside the cottage. The gatekeeper was also responsible for the receipt and despatch of trains through the tunnel behind the cottage that was driven through Bradley Hill. Each engine driver had to take a token from the gatekeeper and surrender it at the other end of the tunnel - so that it was impossible for there to be two trains in the tunnel at any one time.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Track [11] · Railway Line [5] · Housed [3] Other Photos: · Bradley Hill Tunnel ·
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SO6510, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eric Soons   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 18 November, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 18 November, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 659 104 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:47.4941N 2:29.7228W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 659 104
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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