IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Benslow Rise, HITCHIN, SG4 9QY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Benslow Rise, SG4 9QY by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Image Listing (93 Images Found)
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Plaque at Benslow Nursing Home, Hitchin
Located on the front wall of the nursing home in Benslow Rise, SG4 9QY, this plaque has the following wording on it:
BENSLOW HOUSE
Emily Davies (1830-1921), campaigner for
the higher education of women, established
here in 1869 The College for Women.
Her small band of pioneering women
laid firm foundations for what
became, after 1872,
Girton College,
Cambridge
The logo at the top of the plaque is that of St Mary's Parish Church in Hitchin with the River Hiz below it.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 9 May 2017
0.06 miles
3
Walsworth railway bridge.
This is a very well known local feature. About once every month, despite warning signs and flashing lights, a tall vehicle will get stuck here and cause chaos.
Image: © Robin Hall
Taken: 25 Jul 2005
0.06 miles
5
A Down freight rushes through Hitchin station
View SE, towards London on the ex-Great Northern ECML. Gresley V2 2-6-2 No. 60928 is tearing down from Stevenage on a Class D freight. On the left is Hitchin Locomotive Depot, where an L1 2-6-4T and a B17 4-6-0 can be recognised.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 2 Nov 1957
0.09 miles
6
Hitchin Station
Retaining little of its original identity as a Great Northern Railway station after modernisation, Hitchin remains a key junction on the route north from Kings Cross - it is here that the line to Cambridge diverges from the tracks to Peterborough and beyond.
Image: © Martin Addison
Taken: 27 Sep 2014
0.09 miles
8
Cambridge train at Hitchin
Great Northern electric unit 317345 calls at platform 2 of Hitchin station, forming the 1248 departure to Cambridge. This unit is one of the first batch of class 317s, built for the electrification of the London St Pancras to Bedford line in 1982-3 and featuring unusual aluminium ventilators. It is about to make use of the recently built flyover to access the Cambridge line.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 16 Jul 2015
0.09 miles
10
Hitchin Railway Station
Great Northern train departing Platform 1 for London Kings Cross.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 25 Mar 2016
0.10 miles