When was Coventry train station built?
1838
The original station was built in 1838 as part of the London and Birmingham Railway and could be entered from Warwick Road, where two flights of stairs took the passengers down to the platform.
What are they building at Coventry station?
The new station will have a new footbridge over platforms one, two and three and four to provide more capacity for increasing passengers which will be connected to a second station building which will contain new retail units and passengers’ facilities that can be accessed from Station Square and Warwick Road.
How many train stations does Coventry have?
four train stations
There are four train stations; the main Coventry station and three local stations at Canley, Coventry Arena and Tile Hill.
Where is the Boughton Pumping Station in Nottinghamshire?
Water was pumped from the forest in north Notts to to Mapperley and Colwick Hill Reservoirs. It is currently used as a wedding venue. Boughton Pumping Station, located on the edge of Sherwood Forest near Ollerton, is a wedding venue in Nottinghamshire.
Where is the old station house in Broughton?
The Station House and the Old Station are real gems. When it comes to location, the properties stand on the edge of Upper Broughton and are surrounded by open countryside and so have some lovely and far reaching countryside views.
When did Bagthorpe pumping station in Basford close?
The number of recipients of this water, however, was limited and the station closed in 1895. In 1857 Bagthorpe Pumping Station was built on the corner of Hucknall and Haydn Road in Basford. One engine from this pumping station is now in display at Wollaton Park Industrial Museum.
Where was the first pumping station in England?
Burton Joyce Pumping Station was opened in 1898 and extended in 1908 and 1926. The building is located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the village of Burton Joyce. The station was the first to pump water from boreholes and was electrified in 1926.