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Historical Markers in Crediton

 
By Ray Gurganus, April 8, 2025
The building and opening of the Crediton to Exeter trainline Marker
1 ► United Kingdom, England, Devon, Crediton — The building and opening of the Crediton to Exeter trainline —
Near Station Approach.
Joseph Locke (1805-1860) built the railway line from Exeter to Crediton. He also built the line from London Waterloo to Exeter. Many regard him as a notable English civil engineer of the 19th century; a man who is particularly associated with . . . — — Map (db m273757) HM
2 ► United Kingdom, England, Devon, Crediton — Crediton Station —
Near Station Approach.
The main station building at Crediton, now the Tea Rooms, was built by the Exeter and Crediton Railway in 1847, and is thought to be the oldest station building, still in use as such, in the West of England. It is also one of the . . . — — Map (db m273046) HM
3 ► United Kingdom, England, Devon, Crediton — The Footbridge and the Creamery —
Near Station Approach.
The Section of the railway south of Crediton became part of the London and South Western Railway in 1876. The footbridge at Crediton was built in 1878. The creamery and dairy in Crediton is located next to the church, but the company's . . . — — Map (db m273760) HM
4 ► United Kingdom, England, Devon, Crediton — Joseph Locke 1805-1860 —
Near Station Approach.
Pre-eminent railway civil engineer whose great number of unsurpassed works include the building of the nascent London & South Western Railway. — — Map (db m273047) HM
5 ► United Kingdom, England, Devon, Crediton — The Signal Box and No Signalman Token Remote System —
Near Station Approach.
The train line from Crediton to Exeter was completed January 1847. The station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was opened by the Exeter and Crediton Railway on the 12th May 1851. The first train services between Barnstaple and Exeter were . . . — — Map (db m273758) HM
 
 
 
 
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