Showing posts with label Yeovil History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yeovil History. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Foundry house a former gloving factory Yeovil

Foundry House is a former gloving factory which is currently been redeveloped into shops and accommodation.
Gloving in Yeovil was one of the main industries.

This was saved from been demolished by a local campaign.
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Foundry house dates back to 1870.
 
 
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From the Old Yeovil Town station to Taunton trackbed

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Redevelopment underway on Foundry House Yeovil

Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society http://www.yalhs.org.uk/NL19.pdf

Yeovil Pictures ©tjb please free to use but please link http://yeovil-blog.blogspot.com/

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Yeovil Station 150 Years

Yeovil Station 150 Years

Yeovil Junction Station is a 150 years old this year, Steam is still in Yeovil at the The Yeovil Railway Centre.

The railway first arrived at Yeovil Junction in 1860 (London and South Western Railway), some time after Pen Mill which Celebrated 150 Years in 2006.

Yeovil Junction Today (3/3/10)










The Turn table at Yeovil Junction some facts, http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=22826

Yeovil Junction railway station. (2010, February 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:31, March 4, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yeovil_Junction_railway_station&oldid=343148393