Contributions of the group All in The North

Rope changing

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 13 May 2026 05:50:49 +0000

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The former shaft rope changing engine ex Agecroft No 4 pit now resides at the Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green. It was always run on compressed air at Agecroft.

Old Halifax

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 09 May 2026 14:08:20 +0000

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This steep setted road links Old Lane with the Woodside area of Halifax. Used mainly for car parking these days the scene is dominated by the chimney of Crossley's former carpet mills at Dean Clough.

Tobacco warehouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 07 May 2026 10:57:05 +0000

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The Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick warehouse, with a net floor area of 1.6 million square feet. It stands 125 feet high, and at the time of its construction in 1900-01, claimed to be the world's largest building in terms of area. The 14 storey building spans across 36 acres and its construction used 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel. The overall design was by A. G. Lyster, the Dock Engineer, but Arthur Berrington almost certainly played a part. The warehouse was a late addition to the Stanley Dock complex and was built on land reclaimed from the dock. It has now been converted to apartments with retail and commercial uses on the ground floor.

Winding Enginehouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 03 May 2026 06:33:33 +0000

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The Florence ironstone mine near Egremont continued in use until 2008. It was the last working deep iron ore mine left in Western Europe and produced ore, products for the cosmetics industry and high quality haematite for jewellery. Production ended when BNFL ended the contract for the mine to supply water and the cost of pumping rendered the mine uneconomic.

Oil terminal

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:20:17 +0000

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The southernmost of the two berths at the Tranmere oil terminal on the Mersey. The tug Svitzer Amazonas is seen tied up here covering the contract to have at least one tug available on the river at all times.

Cab sheet

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:40:13 +0000

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The footplate crew are trying to keep the rain off them as ex Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 0-6-0 52322 takes its ballast train through the station at Embsay.

Hardendale kilns

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:03:02 +0000

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Four Maerz PFR (parallel flow regenerative shaft kiln) limekilns at the Tata Steel operated Hardendale Quarry at Shap. A Maerz kiln can process up to 800 tons of burnt lime per day.

These kilns are currently mothballed whilst the Port Talbot steelworks is remodelled with electric arc melting technology.

Shap Beck

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:43:38 +0000

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The Shap Beck Quarry received a new plant in 1999 and since 2009 supplies around 650,000 tonnes of crushed kiln feed limestone from Shap Beck to Shap Fell processing plant nearby (Tata steel) and used in the large scale production of lime for steelmaking. The quarry also supplies around 300,000 to local and regional markets and has an on-site plant for making asphalt for road surfacing. There are 21 people employed directly and the quarry supports a further 30 jobs for drivers and contractors. The site extends to 118 hectares and is now operated by Heidelberg Materials

Skelly Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:24:20 +0000

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Bulleid pacific 34067 'Tangmere' heads the Great Britain XVIII tour up the Midland Railway Disley cutoff line on its way to Carlisle. The train is approaching the Hatherlow Lane footbridge in Hazel Grove. It was over sixty years ago that I used to spot trains from this bridge and it was a real bit of nostalgia to see steam again at this spot, even if it wasn't the ex LMS and LNER locomotives that we used to see. As kids we knew this location as 'Skelly Bridge'. There weren't any trees and it was double track back in the day.

Still carrying

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:11:32 +0000

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Narrowboats Victoria and Alton at the 2016 Bollington boat & folk event on the Macclesfield Canal. These two motor boats were still at work carrying fuels, mainly supplying boaters along the waterways in the area.

Keighley

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:52:38 +0000

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4F 43924 waits to enter the station at Keighley with a mixed train.

Chimney

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:06:49 +0000

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Looking down from the Worth Valley Railway at Keighley revealed this fine stone chimney with splendid capping and stone pot.

Ginnel

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:51:38 +0000

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Back ginnel off Woodside Road, Halifax. There's always bins!

Approaching Sutton Weaver

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:37:03 +0000

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Sutton Weaver swing bridge on the Weaver Navigation carries the A56 over the river. It was completed in 1926 and has seen much repair and refurbishment in recent years.

Chlorine world

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:52:41 +0000

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Compressed chlorine storage at the INOVYN ChlorVinyls Limited Rocksavage chemical works. This plant mainly produces chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives. I believe that these spheres are no longer used.

The signal was once used to control vessels using Weston Marsh Lock which links the Weaver Naviagation to the Manchester Ship Canal. The Weston Canal running across the image linked the Weaver to the docks at Weston Point and also the now derelict Runcorn and Weston Canal.

Coal power

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:36:12 +0000

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Coal fired generation hard at work at Fiddler's Ferry, seen from Wigg Island across the Mersey.

Stamford House

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:12:18 +0000

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This Commercial building in Altrincham, with offices over shops, was built in 1904-5, by Charles Heathcote & Sons, for J.H.Brown Esq. a developer who lived in Ashley. It incorporates a lot of buff terracotta ornamentation. Formerly known as Station Buildings this Grade II listed building was refurbished in 2014 to provide commercial accommodation and contemporary apartments.

Zion Chapel

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:23:43 +0000

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The Zion Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Batley replaced a smaller chapel on the site. The foundation stone was laid in 1868 and formal opening took place in 1870. It was designed by Walter Hanstock and Michael Sheard.

So many textile owners attended this church that it became known locally at "The Shoddy Temple".

Langley Buildings

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:22:33 +0000

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This was built as a home trade and mail-order warehouse and newspaper printing office, 1908, for J.D.Williams & Co. Occupied in 1913 by J.D.Williams & Co and by Daily News Printing Office.

There is so much detail to see in this view of the lower rear facade. The brown faience around the paired doors and the Diocletian window above The keystones of the elliptical headed windows forming brackets to the three-light oriels. Then there is the stained glass, including Welsh dragons in the stairwindows.

The face on the other end at Dale Street features reddish brown and brown faience throughout.

It is listed Grade II.

Houldsworth Arms

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:20:30 +0000

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The Houldsworth Arms in Reddish is a very large urban public house which was extensively remodelled between the wars. The facia is in cream terracotta with a semi-circular portico supported by (loosely) Doric columns.