Monument record 1481800000 - Risborough to Denham railway
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY (Opened 1906, 20th Century to 21st Century - 1900 AD to 2099 AD)
Description
The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway from Denham to Princes Risborough opened on 2 April 1906. High Wycombe now had a direct link to the north and west (B1).
History of the railway (B2).
Now operated by Chiltern Railways.
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway grew out of a desire by the Great Western to shorten its London and Birmingham line, and for the Great Central to improve access to London avoiding the congested Metropolitan Railway. They agreed on a new line from Old Oak Common to High Wycombe. It opened to Park Road in 1903 and between Westbourne Park and Greenford in 1904, but only opened throughout in 1910 (B4).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC20434 Bibliographic reference: D Edwards R Pilgrim. 1982. The Final Link. page 36.
- <2>SBC22784 Bibliographic reference: F G Cockman. 2006. The Railways of Buckinghamshire from the 1830s: An account of those that were not built as well as those which were. pages 104-105.
- <3>SBC25747 Bibliographic reference: Partrick Butler, Herbert Crane, Elizabeth Scott-Taggart & Keith Thompson. 2006. The Coming of the Railway to Beaconsfield.
- <4>SBC29712 Bibliographic reference: 1971. London Railway History. Volume 3: Greater London.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2003.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 92864 95143 (26256m by 15450m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEACONSFIELD, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | SEER GREEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- Parent of: Beaconsfield Station (Monument) (0977000000)
- Parent of: Chalfont Road Viaduct (Building) (1342000000)
- Parent of: Denham Golf Club Station (Building) (1342800000)
- Parent of: Denham railway station (Building) (1482100000)
- Parent of: Frogmore Viaduct (Building) (1342400000)
- Parent of: Gerrards Cross Station (Building) (0977500000)
- Parent of: Gordon Road Viaduct (Building) (1342300000)
- Parent of: High Wycombe railway station (Monument) (1481900000)
- Parent of: Misbourne Viaduct (Building) (1341900000)
- Parent of: Penn/Loudwater Viaduct (Building) (1342200000)
- Parent of: Princes Risborough Station (Monument) (0978100000)
- Parent of: Railway Footbridge - Layters Way (Building) (1459900000)
- Parent of: River Colne Viaduct (Building) (1342100000)
- Parent of: Saunderton Station (Monument) (0977100000)
- Parent of: Seer Green Station (Monument) (0978200000)
- Parent of: West Wycombe Station (Monument) (0933000000)
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Record last edited
Oct 14 2026 11:40AM
