B5363
B5363 | ||||
Location Map ( geo) | ||||
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From: | Coventry Road (SP723869) | |||
To: | Kettering Road (SP737871) | |||
Via: | Welland Park Road | |||
Distance: | 1 miles (1.6 km) | |||
Met: | A427, B4036, A508, A6 | |||
Now part of: | A508 | |||
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Route outline (key) | ||||
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The B5363 was a short link forming a southern bypass of Market Harborough town centre. The western section of road was opened in 1932 and seems to have gained its number immediately. As much use as the road was, the majority is now unclassified with only the eastern end still classified as part of the A508.
The road started on the western side of town on the A427 (present A4304) Coventry Road and headed east along Welland Park Road. The park itself lay to the left whilst a now-gone railway line was on the right. Presently the A508 was reached, which was crossed at a staggered crossroads. There was then a short section further along Springfield Street before the B5363 ended on the A6 Kettering Road.
History
Curiously, the DfT Card Index from c2002 lists the B5363 as 'Market Harborough (Gores Lane.)'. This is shown as an un-numbered B road on the 1968 edition of the OS One Inch Map, and is first marked as a B road in 1966 on the Quarter Inch map. The data from the DfT list suggests that it remained part of the B5363 after the rest of the route was declassified, although it too now shares that fate.
Welland Park Road from Coventry Road to Northampton Road was opened on 3 March 1932 by H.H. Pickering, County Council Chairman. It included a new bridge over River Welland. Contractor was Reliable Roads Ltd., tender cost £12,950. It was a composite scheme with the other parts being 50 non-parlour houses and a public park.