Monument record 1481300000 - Chesham branch, Metropolitan line

Summary

The Metropolitan (Chalfont Road to Chesham) railway opened July 1889 and became a branch line in September 1892 when the Chalfont Road to Aylesbury line was opened.

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Type and Period (1)

  • RAILWAY (19th Century to 21st Century - 1889 AD to 2099 AD)

Description

The Metropolitan Railway opened from Baker Street to Harrow-on-the Hill in 1880, to Pinner in 1885 and to Rickmansworth in 1887. Chalfont Road to Chesham opened on 8 July 1889. It became a branch line on 1 September 1892 when the Chalfont Road to Aylesbury line was opened (B1, B2).

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  • <1>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. pages 61-66.
  • <2>SBC20435 Bibliographic reference: D Edwards and R Pilgram. 1983. The Golden Years of the Metropolitain Railway. pages 47-48.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 97357 99745 (2589m by 3824m)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish CHESHAM BOIS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2015 1:29PM

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