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The Itchen, near Shawford |
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Brief Description: View from the south of Shawford Viaduct and the River Itchen in 1913. |
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Subject Date: 1913 |
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Creator: Warren and Son |
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Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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Full Description: The illustration forms plate 60 of William Thorn Warren (ed). 1913. Winchester Illustrated. In the distance is the Shawford Viaduct of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Junction Railway. The southern section of the railway was opened in May 1885, and closed in the early 1960s. The viaduct is an impressive 32 brick arch structure, with the largest arch spanning the River Itchen. It still (2003) stands.
A fishing lodge adorns the west bank of the Itchen. |
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Collection: The Hampshire Collection |
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Place: Compton and Shawford, Hampshire |
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Subject: railway, viaduct, Shawford, Shawford Viaduct, fishing, fishing lodge, river, River Itchen |
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Name Subject: Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Junction Railway |
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Content Type: Photograph |
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Location: Winchester Library - Jewry Street |
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Local Ref: H 62.5; 444 |
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Unique ID: hs-hl-hs5967-i-00-000.jpg |
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