‘The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway’ (or S.M.J.) was a small independent railway company which ran a line across the empty, untouched centre of England. It visited the counties of Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and a little of Buckinghamshire, only existing as the SMJ from 1909 to 1923. In 1923 the S.M.J.became a minor arm of the London Midland and Scottish (L.M.S.), then in 1948 'British Railways'
Gone but not forgotten: "the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth"
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35.13 May 30 Sir Berkley in shed at Byfield quarry
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Comment by Dick Bodily on September 5, 2009 at 19:40
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Gary
It was also used in the building of Nottingham Victoria Station (GC) in its early
days
Gary
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Comment by Andy Thompson on September 5, 2009 at 15:20
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Have you been to this page gents? http://thesmjr.ning.com/page/byfield-quarries
Andy
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Comment by Gary on September 5, 2009 at 12:40
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She is!
See here: http://www.vintagecarriagestrust.org/SirB.htm
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Comment by Peter Fleming on September 5, 2009 at 9:30
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I believe so Peter.
Sir Berkeley was pretty old and had been around a bit.
It was a Manning Wardle of 1891 and arrived at Byfield in 1959 from Cranford, before that it was with a contractors until 1934 and spent some war years at Pilton in Rutland.
(Source Eric Tonks).
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Comment by Peter S Lewis on September 5, 2009 at 8:57
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Peter,
Is this the Sir Berkeley of "The Railway Children" fame?
The atmospheric shots in this group of photos is particularly evocative..
10**
Peter
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