A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAILWAY, a railway in the western suburbs of the metropolis, in Middlesex. It comprises a line from the Great Western, at Greenlane Bridge, to Hammersmith, with branches to the West London, -authorized in 1861, and amounting to 2¼ miles; and a second junction with the Great Western, in Paddington parish, authorized in 1863, and amounting to 45 chains. The capital is £240, 000; and the amount on loan, £80, 000. The gauge is mixed.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Hammersmith |
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