2008

SK4215 : Near the top of Swannington Incline

taken 16 years ago, near to Swannington, Leicestershire, England

Near the top of Swannington Incline
Near the top of Swannington Incline
Swannington Incline was on one of the early railways and operated by a very early horizontal steam engine of 1833 that is now preserved at the National Railway Museum. This length of standard gauge railway track leads to the preserved foundations of the winding house.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Railways Primary Subject: Railway
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Winding House [5] · Preserved at the National Railway Museum [2] · Track [2] ·
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SK4215, 26 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 2 August, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4203 1562 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.1952N 1:22.7372W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4204 1560
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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