EAW009386 ENGLAND (1947). York Racecourse, York, from the south-west, 1947
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| Title | [EAW009386] York Racecourse, York, from the south-west, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW009386 |
| Date | 18-August-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | YORK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 458811, 448310 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.1042613423103, 53.92737721222 |
| National Grid Reference | SE588483 |
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 Yorks first railway station, when the ECML was built and the new station took over, this one became as a depot for the signal department. |
 John Wass |
Saturday 12th of December 2020 02:52:45 PM |
| Location of the 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery at the racecourse, designation number H3/ (GDA York). |
redmist |
Tuesday 26th of November 2019 07:41:45 PM |
| 2ndWW Prisoner of War Camp (Italian) |
redmist |
Tuesday 26th of November 2019 07:24:00 PM |
| 2ndWW AA searchlight emplacement |
redmist |
Monday 25th of November 2019 07:29:08 PM |
| Klonne Gas-holder (built late 1920s) by 1947 has been painted white again after being in war-time camouflage for the previous few years |
 Tegels |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 05:10:29 PM |
Additional comment: Though it looks white, it was possibly painted light blue like the Battersea MAN gasholder was. In some lighting conditions, Battersea definitely looked white, so ... |
Tegels |
Wednesday 12th of November 2014 02:46:59 PM |
| L.N.E.R line from the south (East Coast mainline) joins the L.M.S one from Leeds.
Nowadays this line is no more as it has been diverted to join the Leeds line south of Selby to avoid the new coal fields. |
John Wass |
Tuesday 15th of July 2014 03:33:27 PM |
| railway station |
 sirdouglas |
Saturday 12th of April 2014 02:16:12 PM |