What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton. This photo is almost 150 years old, and shows the view down Boar Lane before it was widened (Image: Thoresby Society)3 of 26. With Holbeck's coaling stage towering over it, Sulzer Type 4, soon all of them to be called "Peaks", D.43 awaits its next duty. And after a whole day of mist, the sun came out! If anybody can explain all this I'd be pleased to hear. When the train moved off, the condition of the loco revealed itself, with masses pf steam leaking from the cylinders. Old Photos of Stourton - Francis Frith You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. Facilities at this shed had been upgraded, to do wheel turning, for example, and this trio had probably been sent for that with the motion removed in advance to simplify the procedure. Remnants of the station remain as train tracks can still be seen in the area. This post was written by Wendy Breakwell using our Create an article for South Leeds Life page. The Copperworks in Stourton has been a South Leeds landmark since it was built as the Leeds Copperworks in 1894. Here's some of our coach-load passing our first sighting of a SR loco, a Bulleid Q1 0-6-0, so chunky that it can be mistaken for a larger loco. 7th August 1965. I believe that in its last years, this loco was allocated to South Blyth and Sunderland. Playtime: "Lads were adventurous and would walk to Temple Newsam. Click on the image for a full-size version. The building in the background was a three-road maintenance shed used to house diesels. All these photographs are available to buy as a wide range of products, including . I wasn't much in the habit of photographic diesel-hauled trains at the time. 16-3-66. 1. 81D Reading for our site. Crewe North Brush Type 2 No D5685 was busy in the carriage sidings. To the right is the three-road repair shop, and beyond, the recently built DMU shed and fuel stores. Years later I discovered that the (excellent) Transacord EP on these workings had on its cover, the very same loco at the same place and so similar that it's hard to tell the two pictures apart! Launch OS Maps In plain green livery, I believe that it was a Nottingham loco at the time. Holbeck viaduct: "We could do this". On a cold Sunday early in January 1964, my school train spotting society in Leeds organised a minibus trip around a cluster of freight sheds in the North East. It was a present from my parents of course, and alas too late for me to catch the A4s for King's Cross had closed to steam the very same month. In the distance is a glimpse of the large yards that used to lie here, with many open wagons that were gradually disappearing from the scene. It was a school trip and we visited: Gresty Lane Download this free history of the Collection. Behind the tender is the support coach, an ex-LMS Period I type.The train may have worked out with the loco at the head and run round for the return. Another view of D5685 as it backed onto carriages, with the main running lines to the south in the background. I do try to get my facts right first time, but I trust our readership, including your good self, to correct me when I get it wrong. Photo: Author. For railway fans, however, the beauty of this location was the former LSWR four-track main line between Waterloo and Exeter and ten miles of rising gradient which steepened gradually, 1:314 through the station, peaking nor far beyond at 1:298. The A3 in the background would have been 60074 Harvester or 60084 Gainsborough, one of the shed's trio at the time, these two never having gained trough smoke deflectors. In the far distance on the right, a large works was owned by Clayton & Sons who assembled pipes and boilers and that still stands today. Note the cattle pens on this side of the station, once a common sight everywhere. A final view of No 70021 Morning Star. D2163 (03). Free or royalty-free photos and images. 3rd April 1964. All rights reserved. However here are books are from locations nearby which you may find of interest. A modern warehousing and distribution facility of 300,000 sq ft has been created which is currently on the market. There's no shed plate but 56D has been painted on for Mirfield, where it had been for some years. A Riddles 4MT 2-6-0 with bits missing, No 76066. Behind it can be seen a remnant of what used to be the outer wall of the shed when it had four roundhouses. It was quite an exposed location and most of my visits coincided with poor weather, on this occasion, cloudy and misty. Stourton, Leeds Connected to: {{::readMoreArticle.title}} From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lack of nameplates doesn't disguise the class's elegant lines. A sight rarely seen south of the border as a Black five fitted with a tablet catcher, No 45124 from Hurlford (67B), comes on shed. People, me included, men, women and children rambled all over the tracks taking pictures, up to several hundred yards out for the departure, and strange as it may seem in these modern times, officialdom turned a blind eye and nobody got run over. A sharp eye can just about make out the outline of an A4, Merlin, no less. The leading passenger carriage in the picture is a BCK. 66A Polmadie He's just added that the "1" was probably not being shown because of roller-blind failure, a common occurrence at the time. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality. In fact all the signals seen here are ex-MR and in the distance, two are still carrying lower-quadrant arms. for Stourton and Yorkshire too! 16-3-66. Former NBR Reid large-boilered goods 0-6-0, LNER J37, No 64623 rests outside the running shed. Peppercorm A1 No 60117 Bois Roussel sits in the shed at Copley Hill. On a murky Sunday in 1961, A3 60075 St Frusquin of Gateshead was on shed - it had probably worked the southbound "Queen of Scots" - and I set the camera up on a nearby buffer stop and pressed the lever shutter release twice. It closed in September. Register to find out more and create your first album! 5936 Oakley Hall Find routes near Stourton, Leeds. J50 68988 stands in front of the offices at Copley Hill (56C) in April/May 1963. It's standing outside the old repair shop which became a nominal diesel shed. 16-3-66. Photo: Steve Banks. Despite over 20 years work on the archive, these scans have still not been individually checked and may prove to be damaged, faded, or not of sufficient quality to ever be offered in our full product range. As far as I know, V2s were never allocated to Neville Hill (ex-NER B16 and Thomposn B1 4-6-0s were used instead) but York had many and they often worked through to Leeds, such as 60967 which is standing by the water tower. All these years I have avoided looking at them because it was a dismal grey day, and it was like a graveyard: resembling what we later came to know as Barry. since 1860. Source: Ordnance Survey. From the invention of the Yorkshire fitting and the supply of materials for shipbuilding repairs in World War I, the Copperworks has played a pivotal role in British industry and history. A BR Type 2 No D5253 (later Class 25) passes on the Up goods loop with a short goods train of a dozen wagons. Riddles Class 2 2-6-2T 82026 propels stock in Copley Hill carriage sidings in April/May 1963. Indeed, the prototype of the BR CCT was significantly smaller, almost the same size as the BR horsebox; redesigning it had been a smart move. The inside of the running shed always felt dank anyway; it was not my favourite shed! 3rd April 1964. As at Corkerhill, a lot of BR Riddles designs were also here, plus fifteen of the new-fangled (and short-lived) D8500 Claytons. Quite recently I have learned, as in the caption above, that Tyseley had been equipped to do wheel turning and the rear wheels on 70047 have clearly been treated and the loco is waiting for a lift back to its home shed. This was another school trip from Leeds on 31st October 1964 which embraced the following locations: Victoria station I can't say that I enjoy pictures of run-down locos but 45626 Seychelles was another old friend and there's no disguising Stanier's elegant lines. When ready the loco was run down to Stourton and parked in the open yard in front of the shed for easy attachment to the return working from Hunslet. The approach to this shed was by the main line into Glasgow Queen St. (High Level) and D5313, a Birmingham RC&WC Type 2 (later Class 26) came bowling along with a medium length train, so my apologies for the snatch shot. Visible in the background between the locos is the Leeds City-Derby line while the viaduct just visible on the left carried the line to Manchester and Liverpool, eventually closed to traffic. Some may have also been hand coloured in the traditional style, bringing an old scene back to life with even more realism. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. The site has played host to a number of industrial breakthroughs, as well as royal visits, and at its peak was the workplace of a 5,000 strong workforce. Leeds Then and Now - Incredible photos chart the historic rise of Leeds I can see that the headline might be confusing but I wasnt suggesting that the plant was called the Stourton Copperworks, merely that it located in Stourton. This vertical format also conceals the shocking lack of sharpness towards the outer ends; the side edges were better. History [ edit] First captured on film, then, was a rebuilt "West Country" Pacific, No 34022, Exmoor with a secondary Up train of five carriages, made up rather well with gangwayed Bulleid stock. 3rd April 1964. On a fine day a good result was possible, even with Gratispool film! In 1930 a works brass band was formed as the Yorkshire Copperworks Band. Many J94s had operated in the North East and nine of them were standing in the lines. A final point to note is that the loco is carrying a steam-era shed plate on its nose in steam era fashion, 16C, for Derby. As we entered Guildford shed, USA tank No 30064 was shunting wagons, in a marvellously resurrected Malachite Green livery. Ex-GWR "Pannier" tank No 9774 bereft of number plates and as mucky as all the other locos on shed that day. 25 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1972 - Yorkshire Evening Post February 1985. Terms & Conditions of Use The Bradford portion has been detached at Wakefield and will follow in a few minutes. The shed used to be two and half miles from where I lived and as a teenager, used to visit on my push bike, despite two quite steep hills - traffic was still quite light in those days! I saw a few more at Stourton around this time but it was a relatively short-lived phase. However, a small batch of 17 was provided with the much larger BR1B tender (4,725 gallons and 7 tons) despite this 2-6-0 having a smaller tractive effort than an ex-LMS "Black Five". However, BR withdrew the remaining 110 or so en bloc in 1962 and this view, from winter 1962/63 shows No 64933 alongside a stable mate in the yard, probably awaiting removal. Photo: author. :) 5th January 1964. 6953 Leighton Hall 70A Nine Elms Stourton Leeds Uk April 25 2022 Stock Photo 2150472909 | Shutterstock This still exists today as the Yorkshire Imperial Band, or Yorkshire Imps, you may have seen them performing in Middleton Park in recent years. Jun 28, 2014 - Explore alan hebron's board "Stockton on tees old photos" on Pinterest. It coasted in down the gradient on the slow line and pulled up to collect passengers. An archive of over 60,000 images of Leeds: visit the Leodis website to browse the full collection. Explore and buy nostalgic photos of Stourton. 31.10.64. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. The next series of pictures was taken in Leeds near Hunslet and Stourton, a few miles south of Leeds City station on the Midland line to Derby and St.Pancras. Click on the image for an enlargement April/May 1963. 7917North Aston Hall 5th January 1964. In other words, much of this scene is like it used to be, but with modern rolling stock. A panned shot with the Brownie 127's shutter speed of 1/40sec showing plenty of motion blur in the foreground. It was from Cricklewood West. When I started in 1966, there were over 9000 working on site and at various depots, works and subsidiaries in the UK and all around the world. D3244 (08). Alas, I must have been reported by the signalman because a few minutes later the shedmaster accosted me with head-shaking disbelief. I was still working there in 1983. South Blyth The formation is all BR Mk.1 except for the strengthener behind the tender - typically an older type - which is a Gresley CK on steel angle trussing. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. The UKs leading archive and publisher of local photographs D1515 was built on 29th March 1963 and could hardly have been more than a few days old. This was the North British Railway's largest shed and its allocation when we visited was still substantial with 67 locos to be seen, now a mixture of ex-LNER, ex-LMS and BR types, and as many diesels: 44799, 44930, 44970, 45018, 45058, 45195, 45236, 45286, 4530, 45359, D8071, D8074, D8093, D8096, D8098, D8102-3, D8110, D8112, D8115. D9009 Alycidon approaches Ardsley in September 1964 with the King's Cross-West Riding "White Rose" for Leeds Central. The new ushers out the old as Doncaster's Peppercorn A1 60114 W.P. 92060, 92061, 92062, 92063, 92064, 92066 (9F) Next is a "Presflo" bulk cement wagon labelled "The Rugby Portland Cement Co. Ltd". Hunslet Shopping Centre. 4F 44584 approaches Leeds City from the Derby/Holbeck direction on the south chord of the Whitehall triangle with a local, pick-up goods. The fire is clean too. LS10 1RD View area details View maps in the shop. A visitor from Oxford, "modified Hall" No 6974 Bryngwyn Hall, stands in front of the running shed. Fortunately, A4 600025 Falcon also came by, light engine. This raises several points because the Leeds-Bristol axis was a heavy carrier of parcels traffic and it would have been tempting to add vans of any kind. In the down lay-bye, a WD 2-8-0 is waiting with coal empties. Download Stourton stock photos. Arrival of the DMU displaced them and all ten (77000-4/10-14) were sent to Leeds sheds: Stourton and Farnley. What it really excluded was common-or-garden vanfits which were being used in parcels trains but excluded from an express like this. 1961. Oldswinford and Wollaston in the 1950's and 1960's. Oldswinford and Wollaston both have their own individual sense of community and are clearly much more than just outlying areas of Stourbridge. To cap it all, it was a dismally dull day. Plenty of snow still lay on the ground, despite the presence of so many heat-generating locos. Courtesy of Leeds Museums & Galleries. 73004 stands at the far end. Download all free or royalty-free photos and images. The sun was getting low and while I took the usual front 3/4 snaps, here are the more interesting views! A man with a heart of gold! 3rd April 1964. This loco was allocated to 55B Stourton and was on local pick-up goods duty. It's fairly mucky but still has its cast number and name plates. The headcode looks like "V47" - see note below. 81A Old Oak Common On the right stands Britannia 70017 Arrow and to the left, an ex-LMS diesel shunter of 1939 with cardan shaft drive (no.12021 or 12022). At least the fireman had little to do on this stretch! Newton Heath (Manchester) used to be "Top Shed" on the LYR and was coded 26A until 1963 when it was downgraded to 9D. Although resident at Stourton for some time and unlikely to get anywhere near the electrifed lines, it had nonetheless been given the diagonal yellow stripe on the cabside. A639, Wakefield Road towards Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 3858432.jpg 1,200 798; 285 KB. READ MORE: 17. A batch of pictures taken in September 1965, beginning with 4F No 44570 which is just north of Holbeck on the west chord of the Whitehall triangle where there used to be a goods yard. Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs of Stourton. 64C Dalry Road The flattened exhaust over the train suggests a high speed but that's the wind's doing. 63341, 63403, 63414, 63440, 63451, 63479 (Q6) On a dank and windy day, down below is 77010 on the ash pits with its tender water filler cap open. Coming back, division was at York. No pictures, alas, but the allocation was larger, albeit with only two types, ex-NER 0-8-0s and 0-6-0s: 63362, 63386, 63413, 63429, 63459 (Q6) Your figure of 9,000 working for the company across various sites in 1966 pretty much marries up with my figure of 5,000 at the site in Stourton. D8551 parked under the clock by the offices at Polmadie. 65K Polmont 65F Grangemouth A closer view of another one, No 70044 Earl Haig. That's another thing we tend to forget, that before global warming winters used to be colder and snow more frequent and heavier. Only the Southern Region named some of its 5MTs, re-using names from withdrawn "King Arthur" class 4-6-0s. No pictures at Crewe South which was logjammed with unphotographable locos, better at Crewe North although I could only take a rear-facing view of No 46228 Duchess of Rutland. Stourton Copperworks site brought back to life, Review: This House at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Hunslet Clubs vocational training impresses Councillors, Cheerleader Leahs headed for Florida USA, Hunslet Moor break in robs community of food, MPs Notebook: Voter ID, Ukraine & trains, Trees felled as work starts on Cockburn pitches. The book took 12 years for me and Clive to complete and, though I say so myself, Ian Allan have made a beautiful job of it (see full description and sample pages). The Black 5 runs on n a northerly direction. But no pictures. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. The same loco seen in profile, surrounded by rubbish and no sign of the crew. 3-4-64. Tyne Dock Copyright S.W.Banks 2020Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsDesign by PageUp. Stourton, Leeds - Wikipedia Since Stourton, Leeds - area information, map, walks and more - OS GetOutside All gone without trace. The cold weather is not helping and I wonder if the loco completed the journey or the stand-by loco at Doncaster (usually another A1) was taken? when BR withdrew all wooden-bodied coaches. 5th January 1964. Sign-in or Register. Seen that day were: 65790, 65796, 65805, 65821, 65831, 65842, 65869 (J27), D2044, D2050, D2055, D2092 (03) One of Percy Main's J27s No 65842 is polluting the the atmosphere in fine style. Available for both RF and RM licensing. The leading mineral wagons, steel and wooden, were carrying scrap metal. A modern day City Square from above (Image: Eric Musgrave)2 of 26. local history books, This one has the front doors still in place and a small middle cab window. Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. 64B Haymarket of Stourton. He even developed and printed the film. Ah, pure beauty :). All four were cut up soon after. Secondly, the 15ft WB limit was quite generous. Most of the Down yard remains today, called, (I believe) Hunslet Down Goods or Balm Road Sidings. 65789, 65792, 65794, 65801, 65804, 65828, 65845, 65880, 65886, 65889 (J27). Stourton, Leeds - Old Knostrop swing bridge and Thwaite mills 4K drone 68036, 68061 (Hunslet J94) 16th February 1966. Neville Hill used to have quite a few Gresley J39's that were used for freight and excursion traffic and in 1962, seven were still on its books. 7th August 1965. Hi David, thanks for getting in touch and putting us right. Only D5313 as it came by on a train! An old man in ragged clothing pushes a pram containing all his wordly possessions, his small dog takes a ride as well . They were recorded as part of Hunslet Remembered, a small community exhibition at Thwaite Mills in 2017. This loco carried on working until May 1965. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. The code being shown ".P39" is unknown to me, although I suspect a short-distance trip working. Four were allocated for use as pilots at Leeds Central and the carriage sidings. Find Stourton Leeds Uk April 25 2022 stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. jenna miller missing in alaska; kepong metropolitan park bicycle rental; hhsrs online calculator; suny upstate medical university requirements; team maryland hockey roster 2021; the barn quincy, il phone number; i choose you sign hobby lobby; Station. South Blyth was mainly J27s plus the odd 2-6-0 and on shed that day were: 65810, 65819, 65852, 65855, 65862, 65870, 65876, 65891 (J27) Quite a few of the A3s kept running without German smoke deflectors. The early ones had a BR2 or BR2A tender for 3,500 gallons of water and 6 tons of coal. The damaged coaches in the foreground were the result of an accident on 27 September 1964 to the 21.20 from St.Pancras-Edinburgh which comprised three empty milk tanks (behind the loco, a Class 45) and eight carriages which included two sleeping cars. A bonus arrived when a J94, No 68043, came by on the main running line hauling a pick-up or transfer goods. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough. After Tyne Dock, next stop was Percy Main (52E) which had had a diesel depot added near the steam shed. YORKSHIRE COPPER WORKS, cunningly renamed by someone as Stourton Copper Works, a name that not one of its former employees would recognise. flexible offerings for business. Photos of Oldswinford and Wollaston in the 1950's and 1960's - Stourbridge This was a Carlisle Kingmoor (12A) loco. And finally, the front end with a Peppercorn A1 behind it, possibly 60118 Archibald Sturrock, one of the batch transferred from Copley Hill after that shed closed the previous year.
