An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent (1885) (14737532306)

Identifier: illustrateddescr00lond (find matches)
Title: An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Railroads -- Great Britain Europe -- Guidebooks England -- Guidebooks
Publisher: (London) : Morton & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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THE RACECOURSE, DONCASTER. the Early Decorated style. It is 170 feet long; the tower is 170 feet high,and, with the exception of that of Boston, is the loftiest central tower of aparish church in England. Doncaster is celebrated for its races. They are of great antiquity : thecorporation books show that there was a stand on the racecourse here beforethe year 1615. The course is about a mile from the town, and is approachedby a road beautifully lined with trees. Doncaster and its healthy breezyneighbourhood will, at any season, well repay a visit. The Great Northern Company has its principal locomotive, carriage, andwaggon works at Doncaster. Lines branch from hence to Barnsley and theSouth Yorkshire coal fields, to Goole and Hull, and to Leeds, Bradford,Halifax, Wakefield, and the populous manufacturing districts of the WestRiding. There are also junctions with the Midland, North Eastern, Man-chester Sheffield and Lincolnshire, and the Lancashire and Yorkshirerailways. 78
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