Railway history under the hammer [Knutsford Guardian]
Date: 20/01/2012
A PLAQUE detailing the 100th anniversary of the world’s first intercity passenger railway will go under the hammer in Knutsford next week. The solid brass and coloured enamel plaque, commemorates the centenary of the first Manchester railway station close to where the Museum of Science and Industry now stands in the city today. It was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Lawrence Durning Holt, and Lord Mayor of Manchester, Robert Noton Barclay, on September 15, 1930. The plaque features the coats of arms for Liverpool and Manchester, and is a unique reminder of the first intercity passenger railway in the world.
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A PLAQUE detailing the 100th anniversary of the worlds first intercity passenger railway will go under the hammer in Knutsford next week.
