The亚搏彩票软件官网英国国营铁路公司档案is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure.
它代表了19世纪至今铁路上最重要的结构、工程师和创新的发展。
Each month we will delve into the archive to shine a light on the development of our network through the ages.
August: our oldest items
Our archive spans hundreds of years, from the Tudor period to the Victorian railway revolution and the present day. Here are three of the oldest pieces it's proud to look after:
Charing Cross deed
A deed from 1553 or 1554 is the oldest piece in our archive. Written in Latin, it’s for the land at Charing Cross – upon which sitsLondon Charing Crossrailway station today – and is signed by William Sneyde and his wife, Lady Ann.
Tulip mania before railway mania
A property deed from 1633 for the land atSt Pancras与那十年的荷兰郁金香狂热如出一辙。这些花装饰着它华丽的边界，变得如此时髦，以至于人们以极为昂贵的价格购买它们。
克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的签名
London Charing Cross station was built on the site of the famous Hungerford Market, the site of which was originally owned by Sir Christopher Wren, the renowned architect behind St Paul’s Cathedral.
Network Rail holds the original title deeds for the Hungerford Market site from 1684 and 1717, signed by Wren, because they form part of the pre-titles of our 19thcentury railway title.
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