Sujet

Opening of the Maidstone Branch Railway, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Opening of the Maidstone Branch Railway, 1844. '...a new branch railway, from the Paddock-wood station of the South-eastern line, put the town in close and easy communication with the metropolis [London], or the north, and with Folkestone and the continent, or the south...a special train, richly dressed with flags and flowers, left the Bricklayers' Arms...and, proceeding on its way, reached the Paddock-wood, a distance of forty-five miles, in little more than one hour and a half'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_377

Model release

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,2Mo (2,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 16,8cm / 4960 x 1990 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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