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The line has two tunnels and crosses the River Cam and River Fulfen. The bridge across the Cam retains the original World War II pillbox . The site is also home to the Saffron Walden & District Society of Model Engineers who run short circular 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 89 mm ), 5 in ( 127 mm ) and 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 190.5 mm ) tracks at both raised and ...
Saffron Walden Museum, with a glacial erratic and stone coffins displayed in the grounds. Saffron Walden Museum, which was established in 1835 by Saffron Walden Natural History Society, is close to the town's castle. The museum had many benefactors from local families, including the Gibsons, Frys and Tukes.
The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is AEB. [4] Initially, there were six return trains a day and, between 1877 and 1894, trains operated between Saffron Walden and London. Coaches dating from the 1890s operated on the line until the 1950s. [5] From July 1958, the line was operated by railbuses until closure.
Audley End railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Wendens Ambo and the market town of Saffron Walden in Essex, England. It is 41 miles 55 chains (67.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Newport and Great Chesterford stations. Its three-letter station code is AUD.
Saffron Walden Museum is a local museum in Saffron Walden, Essex, east England. [1]The museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom. [2] It is located in Museum Street within the town of Saffron Walden, set in an enclosed grass meadow near the ruins of the 12-century Walden Castle.
Bartlow railway station was a station in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire on the Stour Valley Railway [1] at the junction with the Saffron Walden Railway. There were two platforms on the Stour Valley line and a separate linked platform for the line to Saffron Walden. The station was 48 miles 79 chains (78.84 km) from London Liverpool Street via Saffron ...
The River Cam runs through the village, as does the Cambridge to Liverpool Street railway, though the village has no station. Hinxton parish's southern boundaries form the border between Cambridgeshire and Essex. The village is five miles (8 km) north-west of Saffron Walden and nine miles (14 km) south of Cambridge. The 2001 population was 315. [1]
Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. It is a prodigy house, known as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England. Audley End is now one-third of its original size, but is still large, with much to enjoy in its architectural features and varied collections.