Monument record 10868/1/0 - Chester To Holyhead Line (L & NWR)

The Chester to Holyhead line was opened to Bangor in 1848, later extended to Holyhead in 1850. It was operated by the London and North Western Railway Company and formed an extension to their existing Chester to Crewe line. It was also linked to the Chester to Shrewsbury line at Saltney, entering Chester via the Dee Bridge and the Roodee viaduct. The main engineer was Robert Stephenson. Much of the line was built by the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway although it was later taken over by the London and North Western Railway Company. (1-5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<5> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I (Book). SCH3556.

<6> Dixon, J & Pickard G., 2006, Railways around Saltney: A Pictorial Record (Book). SCH6898.