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Walcot Railway Station
Walcot railway station was a station in Walcot, Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ..., England. The station was sited on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line west of and opened on 1 June 1849. It closed on 7 September 1964, along with the other intermediate stations on this stretch of line. The station was demolished after closure and no trace now remains. References Further reading * Disused railway stations in Shropshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Former Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway stations {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walcot, Shropshire
Walcot is a small village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village is situated equidistant between Shrewsbury and Wellington. Surrounding villages include Allscott, Withington, and Wrockwardine; Walcot forms part of the parish of Wrockwardine. Walcot Bridge (Graded II Listed) Designed by William Hayward (circa 1740–1782). Road bridge over the River Tern, not far from the confluence of the River Roden. Ashlar with 3 rusticated round-arches with keyblocks. Cutwaters have semi-circular section 'pilasters' above in the spandrels. String course and low parapet with panel at centre inscribed with date MDCCLXXXII (Roman for year 1782) and inscription "the last Edifice erected by that ingenious Architect William Hayward". The abutments splay outwards and are terminated with square piers. William Hayward also designed the bridge over the River Tern at Atcham, Shropshire and the bridge over the Thames at Henley, Oxfordshire in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |