EPW062069 ENGLAND (1939). Handside, Welwyn Garden City, from the south-east, 1939

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Title [EPW062069] Handside, Welwyn Garden City, from the south-east, 1939
Reference EPW062069
Date 28-June-1939
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Place name WELWYN GARDEN CITY
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District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 523179, 211933
Longitude / Latitude -0.21373553486766, 51.792019815807
National Grid Reference TL232119

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Route of a narrow-guage railway that was used to transport building materials in the early days of Welwyn Garden City.

John G.
Friday 13th of August 2021 11:35:40 AM
Junction of the old Great North Road (which passed through Lemsford) and the new route. The old road is now closed between here and Lemsford, and the site of the junction is now covered by the A1(M) motorway.

John G.
Friday 13th of August 2021 11:32:15 AM
Ayot Station on the (now closed) Hatfield to Dunstable line of the Great Northern Railway. Opened in 1877, it was destroyed by fire on 26th July 1948 and never reopened. Goods facilities closed in 1963. The site is now part of the Ayot greenway route.

John G.
Friday 13th of August 2021 11:28:39 AM