The South Eastern Railway (SER) was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent. The SER absorbed or leased other railways, some older than itself, including the London and Greenwich Railway and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. Most of the company's routes were in Kent, eastern Sussex and the London suburbs, with a long cross-country route from Redhill in Surrey to Reading, Berkshire.
The South Eastern Railway's former headquarters in Tooley Street, London, near London Bridge station.
Railways in the South East of England in 1840
Charing Cross before it was built over with offices with the later SR initials retained.
Borough Market Junction signal box, a South Eastern Railway Type design on display outside the station hall at the National Railway Museum, York.
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Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climate.
Butter Market square
Huguenot weavers' houses near Canterbury High Street
Canterbury Castle
The Buttermarket, Canterbury