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A pair of late Victorian wrought iron driveway gates
removed from the station yard at Verney Junction Station, Buckinghamshire, RESERVED,
the rectangular pair of hoop-top gates, the top-rail swept upwards at the hinge, braced with diagonals,
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Verney Junction Station was once the culmination of grand schemes – it was destined to be a critical hub linking the London tube network to the Midlands. it never happened but the story was told 50 years ago by Sir John Betjamen in his fondly remembered film ” Metro-Land”. LASSCO expands on the story in LASSCO News here: “The Gates to Forgotten Metro-Land“
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