Cathedrals · West Midlands
Stourbridge Junction Clock
Stourbridge Junction Clock — Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Stourbridge Junction · 0.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Stourbridge Junction Clock is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.". Coordinates: 52.4475°, -2.1336°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stourbridge Junction is one of two railway stations serving the town of Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line and is the junction for the Stourbridge Town Branch Line, said to be the shortest operational branch line in Europe. The other station serving Stourbridge is Stourbridge Town at the end of the branch line.
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Background
History
The station was opened in 1852 on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW) line, at a slightly different location from the present station, under the name of Stourbridge. The junction came about when the Stourbridge Railway built their line to Lye and beyond. Stourbridge became a double junction on 1 October 1879 when the branch to Stourbridge Town and goods was opened. It was at this time that the station changed its name from Stourbridge to Stourbridge Junction. The new station 400 yd to the south (towards Kidderminster) of the original costing £100,000 () was opened on 1 October 1901 by J.E. Jones, vice-chairman of Stourbridge Council. The traffic at this time comprised 150…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4475, -2.1336
- District
- Dudley
- Parish
- Dudley, unparished area
- Postcode
- DY9 0YQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stourbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Stourbridge Junction — 0 km
- Official site
- artuk.org
Sources
- osm: n12814598498 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Stourbridge Junction railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stourbridge Junction railway station.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stourbridge Junction Clock?
- Stourbridge Junction Clock is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY9 0YQ), in the parish of Dudley, unparished area.
- Who owns Stourbridge Junction Clock?
- Stourbridge Junction Clock is owned by West Midlands Railway.
- How do I get to Stourbridge Junction Clock?
- The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Junction, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY9 0YQ.