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Built in 1914 by the Grafton Engineering Company of Bedford. Originally a seven-ton crane,a long jib has now been fitted, derating the machine to a four-ton capacity. The crane was brought to Chappel in July 1971, on permanent loan from the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company Limited. It has proved invaluable for all the heavy lifting jobs on site, including tracklaying and dismantling locomotives. In November 1984 it returned to Felixstowe Docks for the retirement celebration of its old driver, ‘Tug’ Wilson, and appeared on television. The Dock Company generously donated a new wire rope and chains, and fitted a return block to the jib. Additionally, in the course of its overhaul a new chimney was fitted and the original corrugated iron cladding replaced by timber recovered from the roof of Witham Goods Shed. From http://www.earm.co.uk/historical/rsdb/other/index.php
©Ashley Dace
Not only is the station served by normal services (it's on the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch) but it is also home to the East Anglian Railway Museum.
©Ron Strutt
A house with age, I can't find any details though. Sited next to the post office.
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.1km<br/>This is a very old building that dates back to 1350.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>This is a view from the car park at The Swan Inn. The bridge carries a road called The Street.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.1km<br/>Open on 14th September 1874
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Dist:0.1km<br/>This pill box is under the Chappel Viaduct. Tank obstacles can also be seen nearby. It appears to be defending the structure
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©Peter Stack
Dist:0.2km<br/>The A1124 heads east through the arches of the railway viaduct
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The Chappel Viaduct is a grade one European monument and stretches across the Colne Valley. This photo shows the view looking through the pillars that make up the 30 arches of the viaduct.
©Stuart Vickers
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A distance view of the 32 arch Chappel Viaduct.
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