The Leeds and Selby Railway came into existence in March 1829. James Walker and his team surveyed a line for the railway, with the plan calling for the line to run from Marsh Lane Leeds, terminating just downstream of the Selby Toll Bridge. At first, there was some opposition to the proposed route, but finally Royal Assent was granted by the House of Lords in May 1829. Work on the railway line began in October 1830 at the Leeds end of the line.
Photos are from Selby: The Industrial Past – Roland Chilvers.
- Date
- 1820s - 1880s
- Ref no
- R2G/Rail/049
- Level
- Item
- Archive
- Selby : Abbot Staith
- Extent
- Eight photos
- Theme
- Railway
- Decade
- 1820, 1830