Bishopthorpe Proposed Route 1846
This item was located in the Bishopthorpe archive and at the moment we know little of its context or origin.…
Statement of Account – Middle-Level Drainage Bill (1844)
Statement of Account from H.H. Fulton to Sir John Rennie regarding Middle-Level Draining Bill, 1844 – this is an account…
Selby Bascule Bridge
Photo attached of the first railway bridge at Selby. It’s a bascule bridge and was built in 1840 when Selby…
Selby to Kingston Upon Hull Railway
Until 1840 the railway line from Leeds terminated at Selby. Prior to the railway’s construction, the only way to…
Kings Cross London to York Journey Time
The effect that the opening of the new line had on the reduction in travel time from London to York…