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London to Birmingham Railway

The railway line cutting part of the old estate in two would not have taken the route it does today, if plans by the London & Birmingham Railway had materialised. Coventry would have been by-passed by a southerly route through Oxford and Banbury. However, George Stephenson’s recommendations and his successful Act of Parliament [6th May 1831] placed the line in the position it holds today. The first passenger train made its inaugural journey on the 9th April 1838, for the grand opening of the line.

The brickwork shows even today the workmanship and pride put into biulding this line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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