It's now completely unrecognisable from what it used to be (Image: David North)4 of 26. What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton. Photo: Steve Banks. Rag rug. 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. :-), Neville Hill was 50B (under York's 50A) until January 1959 when it became part of the district under Holbeck (55A) and the code changed to 55H. Details of prices, sizes and other specifications will also be shown on the next page. 8F No 48276 is released from what appears to have been a breakdown crane train and backs away on the Down loop. Fully coalled, it awaits its return working. 64B Haymarket Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane It was, incidentally a seat reservation train: as always, trains taking people home after a weekend away could be heavily loaded. So when I tried again in 1966 I simply walked in, and got a shock. 3rd April 1964. Loco works Carrying a layer of dust and grime but the clean lines do show well. There's no shed plate but 56D has been painted on for Mirfield, where it had been for some years. Introduced in 1914, they had been designed for goods and mineral traffic and many were still in service. Behind the tender, with three more further back, is a container on its flat wagon, precursor of today's giant-sized containers. Also operated by East & West Yorkshire Union Railway, the station opened in 1891 before it closed in October 1904. . since 1860. Ardsley signal box can be seen behind the overbridge and, to the left, the junction for the direct line from Wakefield to Bradford exchange used for the King's Cross portions attached/detached at Wakefield until BR closed the line. The first sequence of four pictures was taken with a Brownie 127 when I was 15 years old. Arrival of the DMU displaced them and all ten (77000-4/10-14) were sent to Leeds sheds: Stourton and Farnley. 16-3-66. Once the special had passed, the sun came out and it was a pleasure to gaze upon a Riddles "Britannia" in pretty much the original condition with proper handrails on the smoke deflectors. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. Here are some of the pictures I took before I wandered to the main line and got sent packing. My notes show that 36 locos were seen, in varying conditions, among them these rarities which had been withdrawn long ago: To be honest and trying to think back, I wonder if we actually saw that trio complete or perhaps parts of them for some reason laid aside? A wider view from under the Balm Road skew bridge of 48276 and the Down yard. Those two pictures are filed lower down and shall be united in due course. Peppercorn A1 No 60145 Saint Mungo, alas minus its nameplates is running into the shed yard past the coaling tower after working a special from Birmingham. Stock Photo ID: 2150473149. 5th January 1964. It wasn't the only example I saw in those last years of neglect. 19th October 1966. It's a fond childhood memory, really. Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. photos for this location. A Riddles 2-6-4T, No 80154 (70A), passes under the signal box with an Ordinary Passenger made up with gangwayed coaches, Bulleid and BR Mk.1. 65788, 65823, 65835, 65846 (J27). Simply click on the relevant illustration for further details. After Tyne Dock, next stop was Percy Main (52E) which had had a diesel depot added near the steam shed. Your city has undergone some huge changes in the last 50 years. Plenty of snow still lay on the ground, despite the presence of so many heat-generating locos. In between is a bogie bolster wagon with a load of steel. We may have more photos available, so please do get in touch using our A2 60535 Hornets Beauty seen later in the day at Motherwell, moving off the coaling stage. 81E Didcot Another "Black Five", No 45219 of 55D Royston, is seen running tender first on the Up loop with a Class 8 express freight with minimal braking, covered vans at the head. Lack of nameplates doesn't disguise the class's elegant lines. On a weekday in 1966 the end of steam was still a couple of years away and the place was busy with 59 locos on shed and ex-LMS Jinties still in business, but the muck around the place was depressing. The yards at Hunslet can be seen just right of centre. The photo may be available to buy, but needs to be checked and optimised before you can place an order. The west end at Newton Heath had the coaling tower, ash plant and turntable, which 48070 is passing. Green livery includes a low white line (or was it pale green?). old photos of stourton leeds. And finally from Eastfield one of the thirty-odd diesels on shed that day, English Electric Type 2 D8098. 6966 Witchingham Hall 64F Bathgate 31.10.64. By mid-afternoon the light was beginning to fade and this was my last picture of the day, of J27 No 65855 having its fire cleaned out - you can see a shovel's worth being chucked out of the cab. Alas, although it took 120 roll film the lens was quite ordinary - and the day was murky: this was the middle of the long winter of 1963 and snow was to lie around for quite a while yet. Both had ended their days at Darlington in 1963 and '62, respectively. If you have any family memories of the Copperworks please send them to info@southleedslife.com. The separate home arm was for the north, to Bradford and Carlisle. This was the itinerary, 65C Parkhead 65789, 65792, 65794, 65801, 65804, 65828, 65845, 65880, 65886, 65889 (J27). 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. memories of Stourton. 2. maps The final years of steam in Yorkshire didn't reach the depths that was later to be seen in Lancashire. Under TOPS, the loco became 47416 and was withdrawn from Gateshead in March 1986 after an astonishingly short life of only of only 23 years. However, if you would particularly like to buy one of these old photos of stourton leeds. 5th January 1964. 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. Until recently Saint Mungo had been based at Copley Hill but with its closure, the stud of Peppercorns was dispersed, losing the nameplates in the process. 1. This loco was allocated to 55B Stourton and was on local pick-up goods duty. 81D Reading Restore old photo now! 60025 Falcon passes by at the same location. Historic Maps of Stourton and the local area. It had just come off its roster, taken over by 47383. old photos of stourton leeds. 65D Dawsholm The old wooden signal gantry was a hallmark of this location - it was ex-Midland Railway, modernised with upper quadrants. Not a happy sight of three Riddles 5MTs but interesting for the leading two, 73137 and 73139, both ex-Derby, had been built with Caprotti valve gear. This general view was taken in Aug/Sep 1964 with the shed being run down and almost empty. Photo: Author. See more ideas about stockton on tees, old photos, stockton. The Copperworks in Stourton has been a South Leeds landmark since it was built as the Leeds Copperworks in 1894. Crewe South 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. 16th February 1966. We were to see five more A4s under cover, the ones sent north from King's Cross. 5th January 1964. We ended up doing Feltham in the dark and Old Oak Common and Willesden, though you have to bear in mind that in late October/early November it's dark around 5pm and we still had places to visit! Remnants of the station remain as train tracks can still be seen in the area. The ex-NBR Holmes 2F was being withdrawn and the two here had their chimneys covered over in case of a reprieve: there were only eleven left. The place actually closed just two years ago. 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! The loco was one of four used at Scarborough and Malton being dispersed on closure of those depots to steam and briefly tried here. Tyne Dock A batch of pictures taken at ex-LYR shed Farnley in Leeds in October 1965. :). has been given some extra support. You might like browse old photos of these nearby places. 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. Brush Type 2 No D5685 was busy in the carriage sidings. The front doors had already been removed and the middle cab window enlarged. Since I don't recall ever feeling such regret. A final view of No 70021 Morning Star. 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. 1961. 65K Polmont for if you look along the railings on the right, there's a gap We used used have free run of the place. At Gloucester (85B)on 7th August 1965, Riddles Class 2 2-6-2T 82040 is standing in the yard outside the running shed in what appears to be unlined green livery. Peppercorm A1 No 60117 Bois Roussel sits in the shed at Copley Hill. At the time I hadn't seen any of these and it's unfortunate that apart from the Claytons, none of the other Scottish types presented themselves in a photogenic way. City Square under construction in 1897 (Image: Leodis)1 of 26. The picture was taken standing on the embankment underneath Copley Hill's coaling stage. Also, that it was specified "4-wheel vehicles with a wheelbase of less than 15 ft must not be conveyed by this train. Click or tap a photo or map to view a larger version. Photo: author. A general view shows J94 68008 and J72 69006. This was the first taken that day and shows Riddles 2-6-4T No 80143 serving as the shed pilot. Search from Stourton stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. Three were on shed that day: 82039,40,42. Another blustery day but a year later, in June 1964 sees another Doncaster A1, No 60114 W.P.Allen as it lifts the 4.45pm to Doncaster out of Leeds Central. One of my local sheds, Holbeck, used to have three "Britannias" (70044/53/54) until August 1962 when, unknown to me at the time, they were reallocated to Crewe North so it was a surprise to see them there. A modern day City Square from above (Image: Eric Musgrave)2 of 26. Source: Ordnance Survey. 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. No plate could be found so "12B" was painted on the smokebox door. As at Corkerhill, a lot of BR Riddles designs were also here, plus fifteen of the new-fangled (and short-lived) D8500 Claytons. BR was to continue carrying livestock for a few more years. Now I'm scanning the negs. One of Percy Main's J27s No 65842 is polluting the the atmosphere in fine style. It would have shunted the sidings at Hunslet on the way. 67A Corkerhill Assistir Dortmund X RB Leipzig - Ao Vivo Grtis HD sem travar, sem anncios. 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. 16.2.66. Download this free history of the Collection. D2163 (03). 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). History [ edit] Note the ex-LNWR G2 0-8-0 in the background. The 8F has been turned onto the Up main line (between Leeds City-Derby-St.Pancras) and is passing under the Balm Road bridge towards Stourton. Ah, pure beauty :). D8551 parked under the clock by the offices at Polmadie. Send us an enquiry. 6953 Leighton Hall As school kids I would come here often with my brother, stand the other side of the tracks, and watch as a vertical plume of steam heralded a departure from Leeds Central. historic maps, Another former Caledonian Railway shed, this was quite a small affair for goods traffic with only a handful of locos, but also the entire stud of preserved Scottish engines, among which was one that was not to be saved: Sadly, the Small Ben was never restored and was cut up in 1966. 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. 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. D2311 (04) photo of Stourton. since 1860. Having been brought up among powerful and rugged 2-6-4 tanks in the north of England, the Churchward and Collett 2-6-2Ts looked quite dainty. These iron ore trains ran seven days a week. 19th October 1966. 3rd April 1964. flexible offerings for business. Next to it was D7578 (later Class 25/3 25228), allocated to York. However here are books are from locations nearby which you may find of interest. D3242, D3243 (08). I was 15 years old and this was my first experience with a 35mm camera, kindly loaned me by one of my dad's workmates. You will then see a range of products available for this image alongside the larger print, where you have several options: Prints: Stourton Railway Station. In 1930 a works brass band was formed as the Yorkshire Copperworks Band. He even developed and printed the film. You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. Fortunately, A4 600025 Falcon also came by, light engine. The shadows lengthen as B1 No 61394 awaits its return working, parked by the depot's breakdown crane. In truth it probably needed to have been pressed four times, such was the gloom, and the pale Gratispool negative came out very grainy. Location [ edit] The area is two miles (3.2 km) to the south-east of Leeds city centre, between Hunslet, the M1 motorway and Cross Green in the LS10 postcode area . 16.2.66. Photo: Author. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Inside the 12-road shed was A4 No 60027 Merlin (allocated to St. Rollox at the time) and in steam, but we couldn't persuade anybody to move her out for a photograph. On shed were: 73007, 73076, 73079, 73122, 73145, 73147-8, 73151-3, North British Type 2 (later Class 24, and re-engined Class 29), 0-4-0 & 0-6-0 diesel shunters (later classes 06 & 08). Flying Scotsman sweeps past. The complex was built by the Midland Railway and was quite large with yards on both sides of the running lines between Leeds City-St. Pancras. 20 locos were on shed, and one diesel: 4919 Donington Hall 5988North Aston Hall 80050, 80127-8. Then I found myself at the shed entrance off the line to Waterloo with many trains passing. Please forgive me for such a melancholy picture but Riddles "Clan" Pacifics were unknown to us Yorkshiremen and two were lying waste here, 72001 Clan Cameron and 72002 Clan Campbell. Wendy Breakwell. Was it the same shedmaster? These were among the last pictures I took for university, wine, women and song beckoned. Growing up in Leeds in the 1930s and 1940s These are memories from people who were children in 1930s/40s Hunslet and Stourton. Sadly the first one we came across, No 6131, one of six still allocated to Reading, had already had its number plates and shed plate removed. Gresley stock continued to serve until 1969(?) Secondly, the 15ft WB limit was quite generous. 6974 Bryngwyn Hall 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) of Stourton. I acquired this shedplate at a recent auction, no other details known about its provenance. Ex-Caledonian Railway Drummond "pug" No 56029 at Kipps (65E), abandoned in a siding near the loco depot but never saved for preservation. Trams on Boar Lane in Leeds. The WD "Austerity", No 90030 (York) and its coal empties finally gets away. This was another school trip from Leeds on 31st October 1964 which embraced the following locations: Victoria station 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. READ MORE: 17. I believe that in its last years, this loco was allocated to South Blyth and Sunderland. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs The headcode looks like "V47" - see note below. This is the only decent picture I managed, "Jinty" No 47519. The yards at Hunslet can be seen just right of centre. April-May 1963. Gloucester, coded 85B, included sub-sheds at Brimscombe, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Lydney and Tetbury. It sits nicely next to my 56C.:). Seen at 81E Didcot under leaden skies is No 7816 Frilsham Manor parked between Riddles 5MT 4-6-0 No 73024 from Bath and Ddcot's 2-8-0 No 3851. 16-3-66. See the 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. Dreamstime is the world`s largest stock photography community. Turning could have been via the roundhouse, or by using the Whitehall triangle, which according to Keith Long who was a signalman at Engine Shed Junction Signal Box (Holbeck), was used for Gresley Pacifics. Area information, map, footpaths, walks and more. After Guildford we headed for Reading (81D), by way of the station at Brookwood. Unfortunately, I was using a 35mm Zorki which is fine at f11, but poor when opened up in dismal weather, and the film was not processed very well either (at the time I was unable to do it myself) so the results are a bit primitive. Class 40s were taking over their turns (6 were on shed) and the only Pacific power to be seen was a quartet of re-allocated ex-LNER A2s. 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. A bonus arrived when a J94, No 68043, came by on the main running line hauling a pick-up or transfer goods. The first ones date from Tuesday, 30th March 1964, beginning with a general view which shows how, in BR days, date unknown, the four-roundhous shed was reduced by half, producing this open space and visible remains of the roads that once radiated out from the turntables. 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