Glossary of terms used on this site

The full location of places and objects mentioned in articles

Search for glossary terms (regular expression allowed)

Glossaries

Term Main definition
Eclipse¹

The first of three ships called Eclipse was built in 1816 and was in service for the Margate Steam Packet company until 1823
[ref Dix, F Royal river Highway, A history of the passenger boats and services on the river Thames.p 237and 247].

Hits - 645
edgbastonº

An affluent suburb of Birmingham

Hits - 389
Elliot_Junctionº

 

places.ElliotJunction.png

Elliot Junction station lay on the east coast of Scotland about one mile south of Arbroath, on the line from Dundee to Aberdeen.

It closed in 1929

Reference: Historical Triumphs and Disasters website. The Elliot Junction rail crash, 1906
http://historicaltriumphsanddisasters.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-elliot-junction-rail-crash-1906.html (accessed 14Nov20)

Hits - 302

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.