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Tunnel Entrance, Stephenson Court, Glenfields, Leicestershire
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This is the entrance to a tunnel for the former Swannington to Leicester railway. It was built in 1830-32 by Robert Stephenson. It was one of the earliest railway tunnels in England and, at 1,796 yards long, the longest for a long while. It was opened on the 17th July 1832 by Stephenson's Comet train. Read official list description.
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Copyright: Mr Brian Arnold. Source English Heritage.NMR
Reference: 188952
Location: Leicestershire >> Glenfields Date Taken: 06 September 1999
Period: Georgian (1714 - 1836)
Keywords: tunnel, railway, transport, Georgian (1714 - 1836)
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