2018

SP3065 : Underside of Rugby Road railway bridge, Royal Leamington Spa 2/2

taken 6 years ago, near to Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

Underside of Rugby Road railway bridge, Royal Leamington Spa 2/2
Underside of Rugby Road railway bridge, Royal Leamington Spa 2/2
The view is southwest. The width of the bridge is explained below. A single track bridge would have been built across the Rugby Road around 1850, when the London & North Western Railway's direct single line from Rugby to Leamington was carried north to reach the then existing Milverton station (behind the camera). Until then that had been the terminus of the area's first railway, a single-line branch of the London and Birmingham Railway from Coventry, opened in 1844. The blue brick abutment on the right looks very 1850 as does the cast-iron railing seen from the street. When the Rugby to Milverton line was doubled, opening in 1884, the Milverton station was rebuilt between the Rugby Road and Warwick New Road (to the east). Maps show that the platforms of the rebuilt station extended north over the Rugby Road bridge LinkExternal link . The bridge was replaced by Network Rail over Easter 2022. It was reported as 118 years old, dating it to 1904, but no details were given.

Thanks to Mike Westley Link for the link to warwickshirerailways.com with SP3065 : Warwick (Milverton) Station remains. LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Place: Royal Leamington Spa Area: Milverton Postcode District: CV32 other tags: Residential Area Railway Bridge Over Road Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SP3065, 647 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 28 April, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3053 6592 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.4343N 1:33.2288W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3054 6593
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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