The classical portico of Box Tunnel (courtesy Box Parish Council)

Rail and Quarry Age, 1830 - 1870

Box Tunnel is far from the oldest structure in the village but it became the defining image of Box after 1841 because it was a unique and constant picture of the modern village. It remains one of the industrial marvels of the period.

The tunnel revealed massive, new seams of stone under
Box Hill and brought wealth and employment to the area.
This series features the story of the period from 1830 to 1870, which changed Box for ever.

The single-most dramatic event in the history of Box was probably the coming of the railway in 1841. It altered the future of the village making it into an industrial area, causing the building of new roads and new hamlets called Box Hill and Quarry Hill, and creating a huge increase in population from 1,550 people in 1831 to 2,274 in 1841.

List of Articles

Article
Building Box Tunnel
Quarrymen and Boxing
Clift Quarry Steam Loco
Early Victorian Timeline
Box in 1830
Railway Buildings and more
Vivash Family
Lambert's Yard
Underground Box
A Railway Policeman
Railway Staff
James Moodey, Methodist
Impact of Railways
Quarries in 2000
Why Railways Came to Box
Built in the Stoneyards
Quarrymen and Families
Light Through Box Tunnel

Author
Alan Payne
Mark Jenkinson
David John Pollard
Rosa Matheson & Patty Baldwin
Alan Payne
Alan Payne
Carl Vivash
Margaret Wakefield & Anna Grayson
Mark Jenkinson
Barbara Davey
Alan Payne
Mark Jenkinson
Alan Payne
Michael Breakspear
Alan Payne
Margaret Wakefield & Anna Grayson
Mark Jenkinson
Alan Payne

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