Contributions of the group North West England

The Air Ambulance Drops In.

nobody@ipernity.com (Edward Herdwick) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:17:10 +0000

The Critical Care Team land on Kendal Green to attend an injured person

Pear Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:01:19 +0000

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Construction of the Pear Mill in Stockport commenced in 1908. The building is typical of the architects A.H. Stott & Sons, and was designed by The mill was designed by Abraham Stott junior. Financial problems led to changes in management of the mill company and it was finally completed in 1913 by Philip Sidney Stott.

At its peak, the mill employed approximately 300 people to run 52 pairs of spinning mules with a total of 137,312 spindles. This remained until the 1950s when the mill was electrified and replaced by 33,636 ring spindles. It ceased operation as a textile mill in March 1978. Today it is a listed structure and divided into business units.

The mill is so named because it was built on the land of Pear Tree Farm. The building includes a number of decorative pears on the structure and as a dome on the tower.

Speke Hall- Liverpool

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:15:17 +0000

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A National Trust property on the outskirts of Liverpool

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/speke-hall
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speke_Hall

Speke Hall- Liverpool

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:15:07 +0000

John Cook has posted:

A National Trust property on the outskirts of Liverpool

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/speke-hall
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speke_Hall

Speke Hall- Liverpool

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:15:01 +0000

John Cook has posted:

A National Trust property on the outskirts of Liverpool

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/speke-hall
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speke_Hall

Cans

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:52:00 +0000

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Oil cans above the camshaft on a large M.A.N engine at the Anson Engine Museum.

Old Town Hall

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:51:28 +0000

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The former Town Hall in the Market Square, Millom, was commissioned in 1878 by the Millom Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, with a budget of £3,500, to accommodate a boardroom and a market hall. The building was designed in the Tudor Revival style, built in limestone with sandstone dressings and was completed in 1879. The clock tower was substantially reduced in height in the 1950s, with both the third stage of the tower and the hexagonal section removed due to structural issues. In 2001 the successor authority. Copeland District Council, sold the building and it became a bar and restaurant trading as 'The Clock Tower' although this closed at then of 2025. Restoration of the clock was undertaken in 2016 under the direction of the Millom Clock Trust.

Tank

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:30:36 +0000

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A few Furness Railway water tanks have survived along the Cumbrian Coast line. This one is alongside the crossing at Foxfield Station.

Flaybrick Tower

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:14:23 +0000

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The Water Tower at Flaybrick Reservoir, Claughton, Wirral was built 1860-65. The water piped into this water tower travels from Alwen reservoir near Pentre-Llyn-Cymmer in Conwy County Borough, Wales by underground aqueduct. It is listed Grade II.

To Corkickle

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:10:46 +0000

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156 414 departs St Bees with a service to Corkickle. The line is currently severed at Corkickle tunnel due to collapse of mineworkings under the line in the tunnel.

Pots

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:39:59 +0000

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A matching set of chimneypots at the junction of Scotch Street and Lowther Street in Whitehaven.

Fortress

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:47:01 +0000

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The Salvation Army Hall on Nelson Street in Millom dates from 1889. It appears to have closed as a church in early 2025 and since then Millom Town Council has considered and rejected purchasing the building as a youth hub. West Cumbria seems to be a stronghold of the pebbledash tradition.

Technical Terracotta

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:03:18 +0000

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The former Technical School on Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness was built 1900-1903 for Barrow Corporation to the design of Woodhouse and Willoughby. The building contractor was W Gradwell and Co. It is listed Grade II.

46441

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:26:01 +0000

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Called at Haverthwaite whilst on the way to Barrow and found 46441 ready to depart with an early afternoon train to Lakeside. This line likes to paint its locos in maroon but I think that many of them looked better in black.

Chester Cathedral Grounds

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:37:51 +0000

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"The Water of Life" sculpture by Stephen Broadbent, in the grounds of Chester Cathedral, taken a few years ago. Series of three images. Best seen large.

Chester Cathedral Grounds

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:36:27 +0000

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"The Water of Life" sculpture by Stephen Broadbent, in the grounds of Chester Cathedral, taken a few years ago. Series of three images. Best seen large.

Chester Cathedral Grounds

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:35:18 +0000

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"The Water of Life" sculpture by Stephen Broadbent, in the grounds of Chester Cathedral, taken a few years ago. Series of three images. Best seen large.

Wharton Lodge Works

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:27:48 +0000

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Colin Stewart Minchem, Wharton Lodge Works, Winsford. The company manufactures a range of speciality products based on bentonites and other minerals used in the Detergent, Oil Drilling, Coatings and many other related industries. The business currently trades as AMCOL Minerals Europe Ltd.

Off-line Shopping.

nobody@ipernity.com (Edward Herdwick) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:17:52 +0000

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The Miller Arcade, Preston, UK.

Mutual 2 & 3

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:48:07 +0000

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Cotton spinning mills at Heywood built for the Mutual Spinning Company. On the left is the No.2 Mill which has a foundation stone dated 1891 and at the right edge is the No.3 Mill, started in late 1914 but due to the war production did not start until 1922.

The completion of the No.3 Mill made the company the largest cotton spinning firm in the district with a total of 246,000 spindles. The mills continued in operation until relatively late, switching from cotton production during the mid-20th century to incorporating woollen and artificial fibre spinning.

The design of the mills was by local architects. Potts, Son and Pickup (No.2) and Potts and Henning (No.3). This is reflected in the similarities between the buildings.

Just visible at the left edge is the No.1 Mill, designed by Potts, Pickup and Dixon, on which construction began in 1884.