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Monument to first person to killed on the railway

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Comment by: Colin Harlow on 14th November 2011 at 10:38

His name was William Huskisson, killed by Stephenson's Rocket.

Comment by: Standisher on 14th November 2011 at 19:35

Is this memorial still there today ?

Comment by: Colin Harlow on 15th November 2011 at 01:15

The monument is fenced off and is a untidy mess of overgrown vegetation, Huskisson was ran over and killed on the 15th September 1830.

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