Red Wheel Sites
| Location | Date Unveiled | Inscription | Red Wheel Image |
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| Claverhouse (ex Granton Hotel) - Edinburgh | 15/07/1905 |
Built to cater for passengers taking the Granton-Burntisland ferry, prior to the opening of the Forth Bridge. Requisitioned for the Royal Navy 1939 |
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| Claverton Pumping Station | 06/07/1905 |
Unique water-powered pump, designed by John Rennie and inaugurated 1813, to raise water 15m from the Rive Avon to the Kennet & Avon Canal |
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| Cooper Car Company Works, Surbiton | 09/07/1905 |
1946-1965 Birthplace of the first World Championship-winning, rear-engined Formula 1 GP cars and of the Mini-Cooper |
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| Crewe Works Narrow Gauge Railway | 16/07/1905 |
Last remnant of the 18 inch gauge railway that ran through the LNWR Works and linked to Crewe Station via the "Spider Bridge' |
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| Crinan Canal | 17/07/1905 |
Opened in 1801 to shorten the route between the Clyde and Hebrides. Designed by John Rennie with later improvements by Thomas Telford. |
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| Crofton Pumping Station | 10/07/1905 |
Houses the oldest beam engine in the world able to fulfill its original role - pumping water to the summit of the Kennet & Avon Canal |
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| Crystal Palace (Low Level) Station | 13/07/1905 |
Opened 1854 by the West End of London & Crystal Palace Railway to serve the 2 million annual visitors to the re-located 'Crystal Palace' |
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| Darlington North Road Station | 08/07/1905 |
Designed by John Harris for the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Opened 1842 and later extended. A distinctive early railway station. |
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| De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre | 20/07/1905 |
The design team for the DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO was established here at Salisbury Hall in October 1939. 7781 of the aircraft were built worldwide with 3326 at nearby Hatfield. Prototype W4050 was built here |
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| Dennis Bros Ltd Cycle & Motor Factory, Guildford | 08/07/1905 |
Opened in 1901 as England's first purpose-built motor vehicle factory. Production ceased here in 1911, when moved to larger premises |
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