Ceremonial spade, Stratford-On-Avon Railway

Ceremonial spade, Stratford-On-Avon Railway, used at ceremony of cutting the first sod of the Stratford-On-Avon Railway February 1859. Handle & Shaft in oak, richly carved. Spade is plated & engraved with oak leaves & "Stratford-On-Avon Railway"

Details

Category:
Miscellanea & Curiosities
Object Number:
1986-8036
type:
spade
credit:
British Rail, Historical Relics