Clayton Tunnel North Portal Tunnel Cottage is a Grade II English Listed Building in Pyecombe, West Sussex, United Kingdom. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1841/00/00 | Clayton Tunnel North Portal Tunnel Cottage is part of the original layout of the London-Brighton Railway and dates from 1841. | |||||
| 1861/08/25 | Due to communication failures between two signalmen, a train crashes into the back of another inside the Clayton tunnel, killing 23 and injuring 176. At the time it is the worst accident on the British railway system. | Clayton Tunnel Rail Crash |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Signal-Man (short story) | Short Story | Charles Dickens | "The Signal-Man" may have been inspired by the Clayton Tunnel Rail Crash, near the village of Pyecombe, West Sussex. |
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