EPW001755 ENGLAND (1920). Vicarage Road area and the Cambridge and Newmarket railway, Newmarket, 1920

Main line (singled to pass through Warren Hill Tunnel) heading east for Bury St. Edmunds.

This is the original Newmarket Station. Since demolished and now housing.

These sidings appear to be dedicated to horse traffic. The road beyond is called Old Station Road, so perhaps it is the old passenger station converted. One set of the Newmarket gallops are just across the road, the railway passing under them in a tunnel.

The wagon turntable would allow open wagons to be pushed (possibly by hand) under the sack hoist on the side of the brewery building for unloading/loading. There is the suggestion of a capstan next to the turntable which might have been used to pull wagons out of the siding with a rope.

These two Great Eastern Railway vans seem to be standing on what looks like a set of coal drops, a siding with the rails on a wooden frame that allows coal to be dropped out of the bottom of wagons. However there is no evidence of coal so perhaps they are 'grain drops' linked to the neighbouring brewery. None of the wagons here, including the Great Western Mink, the Midland and North British opens would be able to take advantage of the drops, all being devoid of bottom doors!

Horseboxes belonging to the Great Western Railway. Probably used to bring horses to Newmarket races, perhaps from racing stables at Lambourn

All Saints Road

Roman Catholic church

Public house

Edge of goods station or depot

Police station

Engine shed

Astley Institute

School

Vicarage

Police station

Turntable for steam locomotives

Wagon turntable

Water tower

Signalbox