Memorials & monuments · South West England
GWR Road Motor Services
In or near Cadgwith.
GWR Road Motor Services — a memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Colin Park — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
GWR Road Motor Services is a memorial located in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: THE LIZARD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Great Western Railway road motor services operated from 1903 to 1933 by the Great Western Railway, both as a feeder to their train services, and as a cheaper alternative to building new railways in rural areas. They were the first successful bus services operated by a British railway company.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Faced with an estimate of £85,000 to build a light railway to serve the area south of Helston in Cornwall, the Great Western Railway (GWR) decided to test the market with bus services on the route. They learnt that the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway had been forced by local officialdom to cease using the two buses on their pioneering connection to Ilfracombe and so the GWR bought them to operate a Helston service. The service proved so popular and profitable that further routes were soon established at Penzance and Slough. By the end of 1904, 36 buses were in operation, 10 more than were in service in London. When the Great Western Railway (Road Transport) Act was passed in 1928 the GWR had…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 49.9685, -5.2040
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Landewednack
- Postcode
- TR12 7NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
Sources
- osm: node/8898561465 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: GWR road motor services (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is GWR Road Motor Services?
- GWR Road Motor Services is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR12 7NH), in the parish of Landewednack.
- What is GWR Road Motor Services?
- GWR Road Motor Services — a memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to GWR Road Motor Services?
- Drivers can use postcode TR12 7NH.
- Is GWR Road Motor Services a protected site?
- Yes — GWR Road Motor Services is part of the Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the THE LIZARD National Nature Reserve.
- Is GWR Road Motor Services free to visit?
- Yes, GWR Road Motor Services is free to enter.
- How do I get to GWR Road Motor Services?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR12 7NH. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.