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Early railway companies often used boundary markers to show the edge of railway property. The GWR markers took the form of round metal plaques, normally with the words GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COS around the edge and the word BOUNDARY with the date in the centre. These would usually be mounted on a short length of old broad-gauge track set into the ground.<ref>[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/wayside_stones/boundary/railway/index.html Oxford History] (retrieved 25 August 2020)</ref>
A number of original GWR boundary markers on the Severn Valley Branch can still be seen in situ at or near their original locations. Two adjacent to [[Victoria Bridge]] are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]].
==Worcestershire==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">
Boundary marker Hoo Road Bridge.jpg| Near [[Hoo Road Bridge]]
Boundary Marker Falling Sands Viaduct SW.jpg| South west corner of [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]
Boundary marker SO796750.jpg|South east corner of [[Sandbourne Viaduct]]
Victoria Bridge boundary marker south.JPG|River bank south of Victoria Bridge (listed)
Victoria Bridge boundary marker north.JPG|River bank north of Victoria Bridge (listed}
Boundary marker Victoria Bridge NW.jpg| North west abutment of Victoria Bridge
</gallery>
==Shropshire==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">
Boundary marker SO743856.jpg|½ mile south of [[Hampton Loade]], west of railway, near milepost 145.
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
A number of original GWR boundary markers on the Severn Valley Branch can still be seen in situ at or near their original locations. Two adjacent to [[Victoria Bridge]] are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]].
==Worcestershire==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">
Boundary marker Hoo Road Bridge.jpg| Near [[Hoo Road Bridge]]
Boundary Marker Falling Sands Viaduct SW.jpg| South west corner of [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]
Boundary marker SO796750.jpg|South east corner of [[Sandbourne Viaduct]]
Victoria Bridge boundary marker south.JPG|River bank south of Victoria Bridge (listed)
Victoria Bridge boundary marker north.JPG|River bank north of Victoria Bridge (listed}
Boundary marker Victoria Bridge NW.jpg| North west abutment of Victoria Bridge
</gallery>
==Shropshire==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">
Boundary marker SO743856.jpg|½ mile south of [[Hampton Loade]], west of railway, near milepost 145.
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
