It was my first encounter with the class. Read and share 7029 Clun Castle being turned after returning from its early morning working to Cardiff. 33027 (70B) was one of only around ten survivors at the time, divided between this shed and Guildford. Peppercorn A1 60120 Kittiwake backs out of its home shed, Copley Hill, for the run down to Leeds Central station where it will take the 12.55pm express to King's Cross. These were among the last pictures I took for university, wine, women and song beckoned. No shed plate was being carried but I believe that this used to be a 41D Canklow loco; its B1s often worked parcels trains to and from Leeds City. for Stourton and Yorkshire too! Every single loco was in foul condition, filthy and rusty, all the nameplates had been removed, and quite a few numberplates, too. Ah, pure beauty :). :). It's standing outside the old repair shop which became a nominal diesel shed. This is the only decent picture I managed, "Jinty" No 47519. 65B St. Rollox And after a whole day of mist, the sun came out! 5th January 1964. The early ones had a BR2 or BR2A tender for 3,500 gallons of water and 6 tons of coal. Sign-in or Register. 3rd April 1964. To say that it was run down and a pride of nobody would be understating it. I presume that the code "O" was used to designate a station pilot. A nice touch, I always thought. Toggle navigation. Some of Holbeck's "Jubilees" were still at work but they too were losing their nameplates, and beginning to get dirty. All I can say is "Stupid boy!" STOURTON, LEEDS, UK - APRIL 25, 2022. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. All rights reserved. A personal view at Doncaster taken in 1962 by my brother, Adam, with his Brownie 127 when he'd have been 12 and me 14, of A4 No 60021 Wild Swan arriving at the spotters' platform with the 3.26pm Leeds Central-King's Cross, "White Rose". 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. 3rd April 1964. We've dug through our archive at the Yorkshire Evening Post to find these photos take you back to Leeds in 1972. In other words, a great place to watch trains fly by and a bonus after missing out on Nine Elms. photo of Stourton. Looking the other way, 80143 is managing coal wagons at the coaling stage. It closed in September. And finally, sensing that luck was against me in catching a Scottish A4 outdoors, I grabbed a cab side view of 60031 Golden Plover deep in the gloom. The day ended at dusk with a visit to the coal staithes at Blyth, colossal wooden lattice structures that towered high in the sky against the setting sun, with steam and smoke drifting across the sky from chimneys all around. The Glasgow & South Western Railway built this depot, subsequently part of the LMS, to house suburban passenger tanks and goods locos. The two stations, Leeds City and Leeds Central, were just above the top left corner. It was quite an exposed location and most of my visits coincided with poor weather, on this occasion, cloudy and misty. 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. 1. Delivery Info Help Contact Us UK () The other facts in the article were taken from the developers publicity material and taken on trust as I struggled to find other sources on the internet. The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith The UK's leading archive and publisher of local photographs since 1860. Only the Southern Region named some of its 5MTs, re-using names from withdrawn "King Arthur" class 4-6-0s. Historic Maps of Stourton and the local area. But for me, they mark the end of that hobby. READ MORE: 17. Copyright S.W.Banks 2020Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsDesign by PageUp. with our old photos of places near Stourton, A short while later, Back 5 No 45219 was released from the train it had delivered and was sent out on the Down main line. Looking at it now I see that the formation of the 6-coach train was two-thirds BR Mk.1 and one-third Gresleys on the later, steel-angle underframe: BSK, SO, SO*, CK, SO, BCK* (* Gresley). I promise not to include the worst horrors! 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. 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. 73004 stands at the far end. You can just see the power classification, 5F, above the number. I had to close with a picture of a working loco and it's a portrait of ex-GWR "Pannier" tank No 3625, also minus its number plates but carrying a snow plough. Withdrawn from 66A Polmadie and 64B Haymarket: 46105 Highland Light Infantry, City of Glasgow Regiment. City Square under construction in 1897 (Image: Leodis)1 of 26. 5th January 1964. I think it was the school master's idea to go somewhere unusual, and he wasn't kidding for the first stop was the scrap line at Darlington Works, then: West Hartlepool 7917North Aston Hall Brand new Brish Type 4s (later Class 47) started arriving around this time and an evening would be a good time to see one, offically allocated to 34G Finsbury Park, being serviced. The whole train may have still been made up with ex-LMS carriages but by 1964 had been modernised with BR Mk.1 stock and it seems that a van was still being rostered at the head. An old man in ragged clothing pushes a pram containing all his wordly possessions, his small dog takes a ride as well . The next signal box, Holbeck's Engine Shed Junction was just round the corner. Photo: Steve Banks, 9F No 92046 seen again with its BR1C 4,725 gallon tender. 29-10-66. 3rd April 1964. 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. The load appears to consist entirely of BR-built vehicles: BG, vanfit, vanfit, CCT. Contact Us I borrowed a camera for the day that took 120 roll film, so the negatives are large. So, my apologies up front for the dire nature of these pictures, in the sequence that I took them. If anybody can explain all this I'd be pleased to hear. In April 1964, the train spotting societies in two secondary schools in Leeds combined for a tour of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Our complaints procedure is available here. Note the woeful light and and mist, and my apologies for the iffy quality grr! 3-4-64. It was, incidentally a seat reservation train: as always, trains taking people home after a weekend away could be heavily loaded. Generations of families have worked at the . Photo: Steve Banks, Another view of No 45562 Alberta with one of the shed staff clearing out one of the inspection pits. . No plate could be found so "12B" was painted on the smokebox door. Photo: Author. 80050, 80127-8. Here, however, is No 70054 Dornoch Firth parked in the overcast grunge of the day at Crewe South. The formation is: with the brake-ended coach inside out. Ex-LMS "Royal Scot" No 46133 The Green Howards stands in front of the running shed at Farnley, which was the principal ex-LNWR depot in Leeds, on a weekend in 1961. Alas, I must have been reported by the signalman because a few minutes later the shedmaster accosted me with head-shaking disbelief. The first pictures are from Redhill and Guildford. Copyright Frith Content Inc 1998-2023. Return by clicking the "x". D1515 was built on 29th March 1963 and could hardly have been more than a few days old. Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane However, we understand that this image could be potentially important for genealogical, local history or architectural research and so we are showing it on the website for on-line research only. Create a Photo Gift with this photo, add a memory, send an ePostcard and view more information. What can be seen of the formation is typical of parcels practice at the time with pre-Nationalisation stock still in service interspersed with vanfits: The fifth vehicle could be an ex-WR long-wheelbase Fruit D, many of which were transferred to parcels traffic but there's not a lot to go on! 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. One day my dad had to go to Liverpool and while he chased a passport, I chased steam at Edge Hill. It included relatively modern horse boxes and vanfits such as the insulated fish van. Launch OS Maps The poor definition of the lens is evident in this 1961 view of the west end of Copley Hill shed, taken from the adjoining park. One reason for the picture was to record the dark shape behind the tender, inside the shed. Next to it was D7578 (later Class 25/3 25228), allocated to York. Photo: Author. A general view of Redhill from a nearby embankment shows two Riddles "standard" designs, 80031 and 73113 Lyonnesse. It was one of Cardiff Canton's that went to Willesden and, for a while, they worked an overnight/early morning fitted freight to Leeds. It sits nicely next to my 56C.:). 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. Click on the image for a full-size version. 5936 Oakley Hall April-May 1963. The elegant front end and nameplate of A2 60535 Hornets Beauty, with a single chimney and smaller driving wheels, arguably slightly prettier than Peppercorn's A1. 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. The loco went on to serve for another 16 months. Thats a huge number, given all the other war work being undertaken by engineers in Leeds. Copyright South Leeds Life CLC - All rights reserved. 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. 77010 finally moves towards the running shed to be stabled. England / Yorkshire and the Humber / Stourton, Leeds. A Copley Hill shed plate, which I bought from the stores in mint condition when the shed was being run down, for the price of 10/-, ten shillings in old money, nowadays 50p. Photo: author. 19-10-66. The Bradford portion has been detached at Wakefield and will follow in a few minutes. The west end at Newton Heath had the coaling tower, ash plant and turntable, which 48070 is passing. I don't recall ever feeling such regret. The NER-built swan-neck water column is nearby. Available for both RF and RM licensing. since 1860. 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. Photo: Author. After working a non-timetabled train it may have been returning Light Engine to its home shed of Mirfield on the far side of Wakefield. For most of its life, Percy Main's staple allocation was the J27 0-6-0 plus, I believe, J72 tank engines which had been replaced by a variety of 0-6-0 diesel shunters. The complete list was: 63358, 63363, 63366, 63371, 63393, 63399, 63409, 63411 (Q6) Search from Stourton stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. 6921Borwick Hall 4.9.65. page. If you have any family memories of the Copperworks please send them to info@southleedslife.com. 64A St. Margarets. old photos of stourton leeds. 64B Haymarket for if you look along the railings on the right, there's a gap We used used have free run of the place. 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. Stourton's 4F No 44570 is seen passing the shed on the main line between Leeds City and St.Pancras on its way back to base. April/May 1963. 5th January 1964. Reading was a boundary location on the Western Region which saw main line expresses and London Outer Suburban traffic from Paddington, as well as inter-regional trains from the Southern Region and the north (via Banbury) and freight trains from all directions. 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. Click or tap a photo or map to view a larger version. Now I'm scanning the negs. Photo: Author. 20 locos were on shed, and one diesel: 4919 Donington Hall 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. 16th February 1966. Another A4 captured in 1963, 60025 Falcon running light engine between Doncaster station and the engine shed. The coaling stage looms high in the background. A pity that the lens was pretty average, but then, we were only 16 years old at the time. In the background is one of the A2s that had been re-allocated, and a cluster of lads with notebooks in hand passing by. Nearest is 3625 with a snow plough and 9774 on the tail end of which a lamp is being hung. In other words, much of this scene is like it used to be, but with modern rolling stock. BR was to continue carrying livestock for a few more years. Royal Mail worker Danny McGougan holds his local branch banner outside the Stourton Royal Mail depot in Leeds. Note the ex-LNWR G2 0-8-0 in the background. The "Scot" was off Newton Heath in Manchester, which was a former LYR shed, and my guess is that it may have worked a trans-Pennine express. This still exists today as the Yorkshire Imperial Band, or Yorkshire Imps, you may have seen them performing in Middleton Park in recent years. since 1860. 68704, 69025 (J72) has been given some extra support. Sorry, we can't find any A classic sight from the '60s as 55B Stourton diesel shunter (later Class 08) No D3454 tows wagon along the Up loop. Note how the front number plate has been stolen, and so has the shed plate. 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. :). When built "Peak" D144 was allocated to Derby on 9th December 1961 but, a week later, transferred to Neville Hill, and can be seen carrying a 55H shed plate on the nose. In 1930 a works brass band was formed as the Yorkshire Copperworks Band. Browse 278 stourton stock photos and images available, . A view from the old brick & timber manual coaling plant that remained in place despite construction of a new "standard" concrete tower. An aerial view of Pudsey in the late 1950s. Stock Photo ID: 2150473149. 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. Photo: author. 70019 Lightning, formerly of Cardiff Canton, now at Carlisle Upperby, stands outside Newton Heath's running shed. The photo may be available to buy, but needs to be checked and optimised before you can place an order. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough. The loco was allocated to Stourton where the working may have originated. The Copperworks in Stourton has been a South Leeds landmark since it was built as the Leeds Copperworks in 1894. 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. The turntables at Holbeck could certainly take a Britannia for I used to see them in the roundhouse and I would lean towards that option on grounds of convenience. Clun Castle and crew, preparing to set back into the shed at Gloucester. 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". In June 1964 several Riddles 77xxx were transferred to Leeds, this one, No 77000, to Stourton and is seen passing in its direction, southwards through Hunslet. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. 67A Corkerhill The old wooden signal gantry was a hallmark of this location - it was ex-Midland Railway, modernised with upper quadrants. Black 5 No 45219 pulls away under the skew bridge with more of the yards visible on the Up side. 3rd April 1964. One of Copley Hill's Peppercorn A1s, No 60120 Kittiwake storms the summit of the climb out of Leeds Central on the final gradient of 1:50 with the 12.55pm to King's Cross. March 1979. A batch of pictures taken at ex-LYR shed Farnley in Leeds in October 1965. D3244 (08). 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. Next is a "Presflo" bulk cement wagon labelled "The Rugby Portland Cement Co. Ltd". I have a faint memory of the Leeds United manager, Don Revie, being on the train on his way back from Cardiff. Ex-Caledonian Railway Drummond "pug" No 56029 at Kipps (65E), abandoned in a siding near the loco depot but never saved for preservation. So sad to see a loco in such poor condition. Years later I learned that Copley Hill was a fearsomely difficult shed to get round because the main entrance took you past the Foreman's office. D2311 (04) flexible offerings for business. Old hands may remember that ex-GNR J52 saddle tanks had performed these duties into the 1950s. The cover is visually disturbing The cover is not a good choice . The A4 was serviced in the usual way, and placed inside the shed, but many people turned up to see it and the foreman agreed to have the loco moved outside again so that it could be photographed. 31.10.64. 63341, 63403, 63414, 63440, 63451, 63479 (Q6) Saturday 4th September 1965. Since As for your final statement, Im afraid I cant agree. OK, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder; and I was smitten. Source: Ordnance Survey. lorrae desmond family; new restaurants near me 2022. arsenal matchday revenue; south portland maine zip code; old west execution photos; high school of glasgow former pupils; take 2 interactive stock Primary.

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