John Brogden (industrialist)
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John Brogden was a railway industrialist. He formed the company John Brogden and Sons with four of his five sons.
John Brogden – Industrialist
Manchester Victoria station
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Manchester Victoria in Manchester, England, is a combined main line railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it a
John Brogden (industrialist)
…the same business in Westminster. In 1838, he obtained contracts with the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to build their Manchester station (now Manchester Victoria station) and the viaduct from the station to Miles Platting. He formed the company John Brogden and Sons, after the eldest four of his five sons came of age…
Station frontage, constructed in 1909
Victoria tram stop in 2015
Part of the original 1844 station building, photographed in 1989. Originally it had a single storey and the second storey was added in the 1860s.
Platforms 11 (left) and 12 (right), looking west towards Manchester Exchange in 1964