Description | Plan, sections and book of references of a railway line proposed from Royal Rock Ferry on the River Mersey to Birmingham via Chester, passing through the townships of Higher and Lower Bebington, Poulton, Bromborough, Raby, Eastham, Childer Thornton, Little Sutton, Ledsham, Puddington, Shotwick, Childer Thornton, Great and Lower Saughall, Blacon cum Crabwall, Parish of St. Oswald, Parish of St. John's Great Boughton, Chrisleton, Rowton, Waverton, Hatton, Newton, Tattenhall, Beeston, Bunbury, Tilston Fearnall [Tilstone Fearnall], Wardle, Hurleston, Brindley, Burland, Baddiley, Sound, Broomhall, Newhall, Audlem, and then on to Birmingham. Part of map missing near Birmingham. Shows contemporary street plan of Chester. See also QDP 60 for earlier route. Engineer George Rennie and Josias Jessop. |